India and the first World War
Subtitle: "If I die here, who will remember me?"
By: Vedica Kant ; foreword by Amitav Ghosh
Publisher: Lustre Press/Roli Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9788174369796
Other titles: India and the 1st World War
Description: "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.
Notes: "Commemorating 100 years of the great war 1914-1918"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-255).