India and World War II War, Armed Forces, and Society, 1939-45 |
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| Author:
| Roy, Kaushik |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-946353-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press India
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $80.86AUD $88.95 |
Book Description:
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The present monograph is a study of the Indian armed forces during the Second World War. Rather than merely providing a chronological account of military operations, combat dynamics is integrated with the social and cultural contexts. Tools, ideas and institutions of violence are fused with the social fabric and the cultural context. The book's focus is on leadership at the level of brigades, battalions and platoons and the lethal technology they used in the different terrains of Malay...
More DescriptionThe present monograph is a study of the Indian armed forces during the Second World War. Rather than merely providing a chronological account of military operations, combat dynamics is integrated with the social and cultural contexts. Tools, ideas and institutions of violence are fused with the social fabric and the cultural context. The book's focus is on leadership at the level of brigades, battalions and platoons and the lethal technology they used in the different terrains of Malay and Burma. Further, soldiers views of combat, military life and the home front are also included.