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Author Marston, Daniel

Title The Indian Army and the End of the Raj
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Cambridge studies in Indian history and society
Cambridge studies in Indian history and society.
Contents 1. The bedrock of the Raj : the Indian Army pre-1939 -- 2. The performance of the Indian Army in the Second World War -- 3. Question of loyalty? : the Indian National Army and the Royal Indian Navy mutiny -- 4. The Indian Army in French Indo-China and the Netherlands East Indies -- 5. 1946, year of difficulty : internal security and the rise of communal violence -- 6. Demobilisation, nationalisation and division of the Army in the midst of chaos -- 7. 1947, the year of reckoning and the end of the Raj -- Conclusion: The end of the British Indian Army
Summary "The Partition of British India in 1947 resulted in the establishment of the independent states of India and Pakistan and the end of the British Raj. The decision to divide British India along religious lines led to widespread upheaval and communal violence in the period leading up to and following the official day of independence, 15 August 1947. In this book, Daniel Marston provides a unique examination of the role of the Indian Army in post-World War II India. He draws upon extensive research into primary source documents and interviews with veterans of the events of 1947 to provide fresh insight into the vital part that the Indian Army played in preserving law and order in the region. This rigorous book fills a significant gap in the historiography of the British in India and will be invaluable to those studying the British Empire and South Asia more generally"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-374) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject India. Army -- History -- 20th century
SUBJECT India. Army fast
Subject Decolonization -- Social aspects -- India -- History
Social conflict -- India -- History -- 20th century
Internal security -- India -- History -- 20th century
Civil-military relations -- India -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Civil-military relations
Decolonization -- Social aspects
Internal security
Social conflict
Unabhängigkeit
Militär
SUBJECT India -- History -- 1947- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064930
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064915
India -- History, Military. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003004943
Subject India
Indien
Genre/Form History
Military history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1139898124
9781139898126
1139909886
9781139909884
1139921622
9781139921626
9781139017312
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