Morton-Jack, George, <br/><br/>
The Indian Empire at war :  from Jihad to victory, the untold story of the Indian Army in the First World War / 
George Morton-Jack. 
 - 582 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some color), maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 530-550) and index. 
<br/><br/> Almost two million volunteers served the Indian army in the Great War, always under British regimental officers, high commanders and staff. 150,000 of them were long-serving pre-war professional soldiers; most of the remainder were wartime recruits, drawn from across South Asia. Half of the Indian soldiers were sent overseas, and those who returned did so with a different outlook on life - for some it lit the spark for Jihad and for even more it led to a desire for Independence. In most histories of the war, the Tommies, pals and poets have dominated the tales - but what of the war as experienced by their Indian counterparts? This remarkable, fresh take on WWI sets this right, telling the Indian army's story of 1914-18 through the voices of the service's officers and ranks, and of the princes, priests, prostitutes and others who encountered them across the continents. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781408707692 1408707691 9781408707708 1408707705 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018410449 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB8C4007  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>018932068  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>India. Army --History--World War, 1914-1918.<br/>Great Britain. Army.  British Indian Army --History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War, 1914-1918--Participation, East Indian.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--India.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D547.I5  / M673 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.412 54 MOR