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Author Marston, Daniel.

Title The Indian Army and the End of the Raj.

Publication Info. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Cambridge studies in Indian history and society
Cambridge studies in Indian history and society.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-374) and index.
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.
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Subject India. Army -- History -- 20th century.
India. Army.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject India -- History -- 1947-
India.
Chronological Term 1947-
Subject India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
Decolonization -- Social aspects -- India -- History.
Decolonization -- Social aspects.
Decolonization.
Social conflict -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Social conflict.
Internal security -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Internal security.
Civil-military relations -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Civil-military relations.
India -- History, Military.
History, Military.
British Occupation of India (India : 1765-1947)
Chronological Term Since 1765
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
Other Form: Print version: Marston, Daniel. Indian Army and the end of the Raj. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014 9780521899758 (DLC) 2013036444 (OCoLC)863632047
ISBN 1139898124 (electronic book)
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