Soldiers of empire : Indian and British armies in World War II / Tarak Barkawi, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Description: xvii, 321 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 9781107169586; 1107169585; 9781316620656; 1316620654Subject(s): Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, East Indian | Sociology, Military -- India -- History -- 20th century | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- BurmaDDC classification: 940.54/1254 LOC classification: D 767.6 | .B27 2017
Contents:
Introduction: decolonizing the soldier -- Part I. Colonial soldiers -- Making colonial soldiers in British India -- Unmaking an imperial army -- Politics and prisoners in the Indian Army -- Part II. Going to war -- Defeat, drill, and discipline -- Ritual, solidarity, and sacrifice -- Battle -- Part III. History and theory -- The experience and representation of combat -- Cosmopolitan military histories and sociologies.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: decolonizing the soldier -- Part I. Colonial soldiers -- Making colonial soldiers in British India -- Unmaking an imperial army -- Politics and prisoners in the Indian Army -- Part II. Going to war -- Defeat, drill, and discipline -- Ritual, solidarity, and sacrifice -- Battle -- Part III. History and theory -- The experience and representation of combat -- Cosmopolitan military histories and sociologies.