Indian Soldiers in the First World War - 9780367688103

Taylor & Francis

Indian Soldiers in the First World WarRe-visiting a Global Conflict\nAuthor(s): Ashutosh Kumar, Claude Markovits\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367688103, 978-0367688103\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the lives and social histories of Indians soldiers who fought in the First World War. It focuses on their motivations, experiences, and lives after returning from service in Europe, Mesopotamia, East Africa, and Palestine, to present a more complete picture of Indian participation in the war. \n\nThe book looks at the Indian support to the war for political concessions from the British government and its repercussions through the perspective of the role played by more than one million Indian soldiers and labourers. It examines the social and cultural aspects of the experience of fighting on foreign soil in a deadly battle and their contributions which remain largely unrecognised. From micro-histories of fight.