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India's war : World War II and the making of modern South Asia / Srinath Raghavan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raghavan, Srinath, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--India.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, East Indian.
- War and society--India--History--20th century.
- War and society.
- History.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 554 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Between 1939 and 1945 India underwent irreversible change when Indians suddenly found themselves fighting in World War II, and the author paints a picture of battles abroad and life on the home front, arguing that the war is crucial to explaining why colonial rule ended in South Asia,"--NoveList.
- Contents:
- Politics of war
- Defence of India
- Competing offers
- Mobilizing India
- Into Africa
- The oil campaigns
- Fox hunting
- Collapsing dominoes
- Coils of war
- Declarations for India
- Rumour and revolt
- Indian National Armies
- Allies at war
- War economy
- Around the Mediterranean
- Preparation
- Back to Burma
- Post-war
- Last post.
- Notes:
- "First published in 2016 by Allen Lane"--Title-page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-519) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780465030224
- 046503022X
- OCLC:
- 921864220
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