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Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur

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Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of JaipurBetween Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur by DeWitt C. Ellinwood Jr.
ISBN: 0761831134
Published by Hamilton Books on February 28th 2005
Pages: 694

Len's Summary: A veteran of the Boxer Rebellion, Singh was granted a restricted commission in 1905. Given a regular commission in 1917, Singh's diaries offer an unusual look at the British Indian Army in the period of The Great War. Dr. Ellinwood, professor-emeritus at SUNY Albany, spoke at the 2005 WFA national seminar at Plattsburgh.

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‘If I Die Here Who Will Remember Me?’ India and the First World War

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‘If I Die Here Who Will Remember Me?’ India and the First World War'If I Die Here Who Will Remember Me?' India and the First World War by Vedica Kant
ISBN: 9788174369796
Published by Roli Books on January 26th 2015
Pages: 256

Len's Summary: Over one million Indian soldiers were deployed for WWI and the Indian Treasury made a major contribution to the British war effort. The strain this effort put on Indian society accelerated the drive for independence.

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The Indian Army on the Western Front: India’s Expeditionary Force to France and Belgium in the First World War

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The Indian Army on the Western Front: India’s Expeditionary Force to France and Belgium in the First World WarThe Indian Army on the Western Front: India's Expeditionary Force to France and Belgium in the First World War by George Morton-Jack
ISBN: 9781107027466
Published by Cambridge University Press on April 7th 2014
Pages: 348

Len's Summary: Two divisions of British Indian Army troops arrived in France six weeks after the outbreak of war, a frontier constabulary utterly unprepared and ill-equipped for modern warfare. Still, as the only readily available reserves, they provided the difference between defeat and survival for an outnumbered BEF.

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The Indian Army in the Two World Wars

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The Indian Army in the Two World WarsThe Indian Army in the Two World Wars by Kaushik Roy
ISBN: 9789004185500
Published by Brill on October 14th 2011
Genres: History, Military, General, India
Pages: 553

Len's Summary: A series of essay (10 of them on WWI) reflecting original research by Dennis Showalter among others.

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