Indian Infantry Regiments 1860–1914

Indian Infantry Regiments 1860–1914
Author: Michael Barthorp
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1979-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780850453072

The Indian Army underwent significant changes in command, organization and composition from the time of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-59, to the outbreak of World War I. Prior to the Mutiny, the government of British India was exercised by the East India Company, who divided the country into three Presidencies, each with its own army under its own commander-in-chief. When Lord Kitchener was appointed Commander-in-Chief India in 1902, he undertook a major reorganization of the entire army. This book examines the infantry regiments of the Indian Army, at a time when it saw extensive action in campaigns throughout China, Egypt, the Sudan, Burma and Tibet.

The British-Indian Army 1860-1914

The British-Indian Army 1860-1914
Author: Peter Duckers
Publisher: Shire Publications
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2008-03-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780747805502

This book provides a glimpse into the complex, multi-layered and evolving institution and offers an introduction to the uniforms, arms and services of the Indian Army at the height of the Raj.

Indian Armed Forces in the World War

Indian Armed Forces in the World War
Author:
Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Total Pages: 441
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 9354095569

The book is primarily based on the facts and figures culled out from official records such as regimental histories, war diaries of the units and higher formations of the Indian Armed Forces, maintained by the India Office Library, London; the National Archives of India, Delhi; and the records preserved in various States’ Archives. Correspondence between the Secretary of State for War and the Viceroy in India was another vital source material. The War Dispatches from the Force Commanders to the Commander-in- Chief also helped in understanding the nuances of the First World War ( WW-I). Authentic published sources, some of which are first - hand accounts by participating Commanders, have also been used.

Indian Army in the First World War

Indian Army in the First World War
Author: Alan Jeffreys
Publisher: Helion and Company
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1804516139

The book addresses the important global role of the Indian Army during the First World War. It is an academic reassessment of the army by both established and early career scholars of the Indian Army, as well as naval historians. It looks at the historiography of the army - taking into account the recent work on the army (particularly on the Western Front in 1914-1915). The edited volume covers the traditional areas of the Indian Army on the Western Front, in Palestine, Mesopotamia and the defence of the Suez Canal; however, there are also chapters on combined operations; Indian prisoners of war in Germany and Turkey; the expansion of the officer corps; and the Sikh experience, as well as the mobilisation of the equine army at the beginning of the war and the demobilisation of the army in the period from 1918 until 1923. Three additional chapters are related to the theme, such as the role of the Royal Indian Marine; the Territorial Army in India; and Churchill’s portrayal of the Indian Army during the Gallipoli campaign in his account The World Crisis.

The Victorians at War, 1815-1914

The Victorians at War, 1815-1914
Author: Harold E. Raugh Jr.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2004-10-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1576079260

Capturing the strength of the British Army from 1815 to 1914, this groundbreaking reference presents the most recent research on the most significant wars, campaigns, battles, and leaders. The Victorians at War*, 1815–1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History surveys the major wars, campaigns, battles, and expeditions of the British Army as well as its weaponry, tactics, and all other aspects of its operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the dawn of World War I. Containing numerous maps depicting various theaters of war, this all-encompassing volume explains why the numerous military operations took place and what the results were. Biographies reveal fascinating facts about British and Indian Army officers and other ranks, while other entries deal with recruitment, training, education and literacy, uniforms, equipment, pay and conditions, social backgrounds of the soldiers, diseases and wounds they fell victim to, and much more. This volume is indispensable to those wanting to gain information about the British Army during this remarkable imperial era.

The Sepoy and the Raj

The Sepoy and the Raj
Author: David Omissi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1349147680

This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. The Indian Army conquered India for the British, and protected the Raj against its enemies within and without. In this evocative and compassionate work, David Omissi examines the origins, motives and protests of the several million Indian peasant- soldiers who served the colonial power.

Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850

Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850
Author: Stuart Reid
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2012-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1780963602

Contrary to popular belief, the capture of India was not accomplished by the British Army, but by the private armies of the East India Company, which grew in size to become larger than that of any European sovereign state. This is the history of its army, examining the many conflicts they fought, their equipment and training, with its regiments of horse, foot and guns, which rivalled those of most European powers. The development of their uniforms, which combined traditional Indian and British dress, is illustrated in detail in this colourful account of the private band of adventurers that successfully captured the jewel of the British Empire.

The Culture of Military Organizations

The Culture of Military Organizations
Author: Peter R. Mansoor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2019-10-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108485731

Examines how military culture forms and changes, as well as its impact on the effectiveness of military organizations.