A Military History Of India And South Asia: From The East India Company To The Nuclear Era

(Size: 24x16cms.), This book makes important contributions to the study of modern South Asian History, British Imperial history, and the history of war and society. It will appeal to students, scholars, and laypersons alike with an interest in social, political, and military history of the region. Chapter in the book document the rise of the British East India Company and the uprising of 1857-59, in which the largely-Indian rank-and-life of the Bengal Army rose up against the British officer corps, and the subsequent decision by the British Crown to take direct control of India and its army. Further chapters document the colonial Indian Army's role in British imperial wars in Afghanistan and in world Wars I and II. ISBN:9780275985707 xii+ 238 Yr. of Pub.2008 Hard Bound