The from Jihad to victory, the untold story of the Indian Army in the First World War Morton-Jack, George creator author. text bibliography enk 2018 2018 monographic eng

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582 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm 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. George Morton-Jack. Includes bibliographical references (pages 530-550) and index. a-ii--- e-uk--- India. Army History World War, 1914-1918 Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army History 20th century World War, 1914-1918 Participation, East Indian World War, 1914-1918 India D547.I5 M673 2018 940.412 54 MOR 9781408707692 1408707691 9781408707708 1408707705 2018410449 YDX 180502 20200206093838.0 20721885 eng