Barkawi, Tarak,

Soldiers of empire: Indian and British armies in World War II / Tarak Barkawi. - New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017. - xvii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Gratis

Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-314) and index.

Introduction: decolonizing the soldier -- Part I. Colonial soldiers -- Making colonial soldiers in British India -- Unmaking an imperial army -- Politics and prisoners in the Indian Army -- Part II. Going to war -- Defeat, drill, and discipline -- Ritual, solidarity, and sacrifice -- Battle -- Part III. History and theory -- The experience and representation of combat -- Cosmopolitan military histories and sociologies.

9781316620656 (paperback : alk. paper)


Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army --History--World War, 1939-1945.


World War, 1939-1945--Participation, East Indian.
Sociology, Military--History--India--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.

940.541254 BAR