Author: VEDICA KANT
Title: India and the First World War. If I Die Here, Who Will Remember Me?
Description: Roli Books Private Ltd. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 255. Though the Great War is widely considerd to have been a primarily European conflict, it had enormous effects halfway across the world, and especially in India. largerly overlooked by Indian history textbooks, many Indian nationalist believed that supporting britain's war efforts would benefit India's move towards self-government. As a result, over a million and a half Indians were encouraged to enlist, and subsequently deployed to fight for the British.nBut what did the war mean for Inian soldiers who had to fight a battle they were unprepared for, in lands they had never seen, against an enemy they didn't know, and hitherto unheard of forms of warfare? and how did the war impact the political climate in India? Using first-hand accounts such as letters home, documents from various archives, and rare photographs, the author reconstructs the story of war, which was as much India's as it was Britain's. This book documents, for the first time, india's contribution to the First World War with details of the different theatres in which Indian soldiers took part. In addition, the author also examines the unsettling encouners the Indian soldiers had with foreign, especially European culture, and how it impacted the way they viewed life and living back home. ISBN: 9788174369796. Cond./Kwaliteit: Ramsj.
Keywords: 9788174369796
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Title: India and the First World War. If I Die Here, Who Will Remember Me?
Description: Roli Books Private Ltd. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 255. Though the Great War is widely considerd to have been a primarily European conflict, it had enormous effects halfway across the world, and especially in India. largerly overlooked by Indian history textbooks, many Indian nationalist believed that supporting britain's war efforts would benefit India's move towards self-government. As a result, over a million and a half Indians were encouraged to enlist, and subsequently deployed to fight for the British.nBut what did the war mean for Inian soldiers who had to fight a battle they were unprepared for, in lands they had never seen, against an enemy they didn't know, and hitherto unheard of forms of warfare? and how did the war impact the political climate in India? Using first-hand accounts such as letters home, documents from various archives, and rare photographs, the author reconstructs the story of war, which was as much India's as it was Britain's. This book documents, for the first time, india's contribution to the First World War with details of the different theatres in which Indian soldiers took part. In addition, the author also examines the unsettling encouners the Indian soldiers had with foreign, especially European culture, and how it impacted the way they viewed life and living back home. ISBN: 9788174369796. Cond./Kwaliteit: Ramsj.
Keywords: 9788174369796
Price: EUR 29.95 = appr. US$ 32.55 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2336669
- Book number: 2336669
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