India and World War II : War, Armed Forces, and Society, 1939-45 / Kaushik Roy.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016.Edition: First editionDescription: xix, 401 pages : maps ; 23 cmISBN:

9780199463534
0199463530

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DDC classification:

940.5354 23 ROY

Contents:

Introduction 1. Manpower Mobilization for the Indian Armed Forces:; 1939-45 2. Military Industrialization in India: 1939-45 3. Morale, Discipline, and Discontent in the Indian Armed Forces 4. The Indian Army and Internal Security: 1939-45 5. The Indian Army in Africa and Italy: 1940-4 6. Disaster in Hong Kong, Malaya, and Singapore: 1941-2 7. From Defeat to Victory: Burma, January 1942-August 1945

Summary: World War II remains the defining event in modern world history. We are still being influenced by its ramifications. India's manpower and financial resources enabled the British Empire in particular and the Allies in general not only to survive but also to win against the Axis powers. The Indian troops fought from Hong Kong in the east upto Italy in the west. And the armed forces of independent India and Pakistan were forged in this struggle which some historians categorize as Total War. Till now, there has been no overall comprehensive study of the Indian armed forces in World War II. This monograph studies the interrelationship between Indian armed forces, society and Second World War. The book tells us which communities joined the Indian armed forces, why they remained loyal to the Raj and how they defeated the Japanese in Burma, and the Italians and the Germans in Africa and in Italy.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	Non-fiction	940.5354 ROY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		41715

World War II remains the defining event in modern world history. We are still being influenced by its ramifications. India's manpower and financial resources enabled the British Empire in particular and the Allies in general not only to survive but also to win against the Axis powers. The Indian troops fought from Hong Kong in the east upto Italy in the west. And the armed forces of independent India and Pakistan were forged in this struggle which some historians categorize as Total War. Till now, there has been no overall comprehensive study of the Indian armed forces in World War II. This monograph studies the interrelationship between Indian armed forces, society and Second World War. The book tells us which communities joined the Indian armed forces, why they remained loyal to the Raj and how they defeated the Japanese in Burma, and the Italians and the Germans in Africa and in Italy.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-383) and index.

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