The Resource Army of empire : the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I, George Morton-Jack
Army of empire : the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I, George Morton-Jack
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- Summary
- Drawing on untapped new sources, the first global history of the Indian Expeditionary Forces in World War I. 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 582 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- -- Part One: The Road to World War
- 'The peasant's university'
- 'Inferior 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'
- Isbn
- 9780465094042
- Label
- Army of empire : the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I
- Title
- Army of empire
- Title remainder
- the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I
- Statement of responsibility
- George Morton-Jack
- Subject
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- Great Britain, Army | British Indian Army -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
- HISTORY / Military / World War I
- India
- India, Army
- 1914-1918
- TRAVEL / Asia / India
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- India
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, East Indian
- India, Army -- History
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Drawing on untapped new sources, the first global history of the Indian Expeditionary Forces in World War I. 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
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Morton-Jack, George,
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D547.I5
- LC item number
- M678 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- India
- Great Britain
- India
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- India
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
- HISTORY / Military / World War I
- TRAVEL / Asia / India
- Label
- Army of empire : the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I, George Morton-Jack
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 530-550) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- -- Part One: The Road to World War -- 'The peasant's university' -- 'Inferior 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'
- Control code
- 1030761510
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 582 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780465094042
- Lccn
- 2018960411
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1030761510
- Label
- Army of empire : the untold story of the Indian Army in World War I, George Morton-Jack
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 530-550) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- -- Part One: The Road to World War -- 'The peasant's university' -- 'Inferior 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'
- Control code
- 1030761510
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 582 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780465094042
- Lccn
- 2018960411
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1030761510
Subject
- Great Britain, Army | British Indian Army -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
- HISTORY / Military / World War I
- India
- India, Army
- 1914-1918
- TRAVEL / Asia / India
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- India
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, East Indian
- India, Army -- History
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
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