Title: India and the First World War : 'if I die here, who will remember me?' /
Authors: Kant, Vedica,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Great Britain. Recruiting, enlistment, etc. World War, 1914-1918 Pictorial works.; India. History; World War, 1914-1918 Participation, East Indian Pictorial works.; Soldiers India Pictorial works.; World War, 1914-1918 India
Abstract: "Though the Great war is widely considered to have been a primarily European conflict, it had enormous effects halfway across the world, and especially in India. Largely overlooked by Indian history textbooks, many Indian nationalists believed that supporting Britain's war effort would benefit India's move towards self-government. As a result, over a million and a half Indians were encouraged to enlist, and subsequently deployed to fight for the British."--Book jacket.
Contents: Foreword / Amitav Ghosh -- A Call to Duty: India and the First World War -- France and Flanders: Fighting on the Western Front -- Face-to-Face with Blighty: Recuperating Indian soldiers in Britain -- In the Land of Hajji Wilhelm: Indian Prisoners of War in Germany -- Mesopotamia: When Allah Made Hell -- Epilogue.