This book addresses the important global role of the Indian Army during the first World War. It is an academic reassessment of the army by both established and early career scholars. It looks at the historiography of the army - taking into account the recent work (particularly on the Western front in 1914-1915). This edited volume covers the traditional areas of the Indian Army in France and Belgium, Palestine, Mesopotamia and the defence of the Suez Canal. There are also chapters on combined operations; Indian prisoners of war in Germany; the expansion of the Officer Corps; the role of Islam in the army; the Sikh experience and the demobilisation of the army, 1918-1923. Three additional chapters are related to the Theme, on the Mobilisation of the equine Army, the territorial Army in India and Winston Churchill's portrayal of the Indian Army during the Gallipoli campaign in his account world crisis.

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Title: The Indian Army in the First World War
Publisher: Primus Books
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9352906209
ISBN 13: 9789352906208
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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