Army of empire, the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I, George Morton-Jack
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Army of empire, the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I, George Morton-Jack
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 530-550) and index
Illustrations
platesmapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Army of empire
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1030761510
Responsibility statement
George Morton-Jack
Sub title
the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I
Summary
"While their story is almost always overlooked, the 1.5 million Indian soldiers who served the British Empire in World War I played a crucial role in the eventual Allied victory. Despite their sacrifices, Indian troops received mixed reactions from their allies and their enemies alike-some were treated as liberating heroes, some as mercenaries and conquerors themselves, and all as racial inferiors and a threat to white supremacy. Yet even as they fought as imperial troops under the British flag, their broadened horizons fired in them new hopes of racial equality and freedom on the path to Indian independence. Drawing on freshly uncovered interviews with members of the Indian Army in Iraq and elsewhere, historian George Morton-Jack paints a deeply human story of courage, colonization, and racism, and finally gives these men their rightful place in history"--Publisher's website
Table of contents
Part One: The Road to World War. The peasant's university ; Inferiors in the scale of humanity ; He merely obeys orders -- Part Two: 1914. Vivent les Hindous! ; In the nick of time ; The riff-raff ; That God-forsaken ground ; Enterprises and surprises -- Part Three: 1915. An anti-British crusade ; I could not bear the news ; Just like the photos ; Keskersay ; As when the leaves fall off a tree -- Part Four: 1916. The Pasha of Baghdad ; A tin full of kerosene ; Looking for Germans -- Part Five: 1917. A cemetery of reputations ; An ambulating refrigerator ; No longer a Cinderella ; Why did I leave my little trench in France? ; Bonjour petite fille Louise -- Part Six: 1918. The political self-development of the people ; We alone have got to keep Southern Asia ; Each one of us must fight on to the end -- Part Seven: Veterans. Which side their bread is buttered
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Untold story of the Indian Army in World War I