The Army in British India : from colonial warfare to total war 1857-1947 / Kaushik Roy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roy, Kaushik, 1971-

Series:

Bloomsbury studies in military history.

Bloomsbury studies in military history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Army.

Armed Forces--Colonial forces.

India--History, Military.

India.

India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The army in India was the principal pillar of British power in South Asia from the mid-nineteenth century until Indian independence. This volume aims to evaluate the combat effectiveness of the army in British India from the mutiny of 1857 until the British departed India in 1947. It examines how the army in India developed from a colonial police force into one of the world's largest volunteer armies which saw service around the globe. The author presents new primary material from international archival sources and develops original interpretations of the political and military role of the arm

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Military Uprising: 1857-9; Introduction; Sieges; Battles; 1857 Uprising: Small War or the beginning of Total War; Legacies; 2 Small Wars in North-West India: 1859-1913; Introduction; Geography, society and Small War theory; Instruments for conducting Small Wars in North-West India; Conduct of Small Wars in North-West India: 1859-1913; Comparative analysis of Small Wars in Africa and Asia; Conclusion; 3 Small Wars in North-East India, 1859-1913

Introduction North-East India and theories of Small Wars; Tools for conducting Small Wars in North-East India; Objectives and features of Small Wars in North-East India; Tactics, training, logistics and doctrine of Small Wars in North-East India; Conclusion; 4 Army in India and the First World War: 1914-18; Introduction; Expansion of the Indian Army; Desertion, Mutiny and loyalty of the Indian soldiers; Supplying warfare; Indian expeditionary Force A in France; Indian expeditionary Force B and C in East Africa; Gallipoli; Salonica; Indian expeditionary Force in Egypt-Palestine

Indian expeditionary Force D in Mesopotamia Conclusion; 5 Reforms and Modernization of the Army in India during the Interwar Period: 1919-39; The Third Afghan War and the Waziristan Campaign: 1919-20; Retrenchment and reforms in the Army in India during the 1920's; Aid to civil duties; North-West Frontier operations; Limited modernization of the Army in India in the late 1930's; Conclusion; 6 Armed Forces of India in the Second World War: 1939-45; Introduction; Imperial strategy, military manpower and problems of expansion; Material shortage and inadequate equipment of the Indian Army

Discipline, morale and combat effectiveness of the Army in India North-West Frontier defence and aid to civil tasks; Combat against Germany and Italy; Fighting the Japanese: Defeat and retreat, December 1941-May 1943; Combat with the Japanese: Towards Victory, June 1943-August 1945; Conclusion; 7 Demobilization, Partition and Military Legacies of the Raj; Introduction; Mutinies; Decolonization and colonial continuities; Small Wars and the Indian Armed Forces; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Glossary; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283853736

1283853736

9781441168450

1441168451

9781441110763

1441110763

OCLC:

821178840