The Indian Army and colonial warfare on the frontiers of India, 1914-1920
Series: Archives unbound; Archives unbound
Publisher: Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, Mich
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 5280
Subjects: History; Sources; Databases; Military History; India. Army; India
Description: For generations of British and Indian Officers and men, the North-West Frontier was the scene of repeated skirmishes and major campaigns against the trans-border Pathan tribes who inhabited the mountainous no-man's land between India and Afghanistan. This collection contains Army Lists; Orders; Instructions; Regulations; Acts; Manuals; Strength Returns; Orders of Battle; Administration Summaries; organization, commissions, committees, reports, maneuvers; departments of the Indian Army; and regimental narratives. This collection is a welcome addition to the new-flourishing literature on the military history of South Asia and the growing field of serious study of the British military experience in India.
Notes: Date range of documents: 1914-1920.

Reproduction of the originals from the British Library.

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