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For King and Another Country: Indian Soldiers on the Western Front, 1914-18
Shrabani Basu
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Description for For King and Another Country: Indian Soldiers on the Western Front, 1914-18
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Over a million Indian soldiers fought in the First World War, the largest force from the colonies and dominions. Their contribution, however, has been largely forgotten. Many soldiers were illiterate and travelled from remote villages in India to fight in the muddy trenches in France and Flanders. Many went on to win the highest bravery awards. For King and another Country tells, for the first time, the personal stories of some of these Indians who went to the Western Front: from a grand turbanned Maharaja rearing to fight for Empire to a lowly sweeper ... Read more
Over a million Indian soldiers fought in the First World War, the largest force from the colonies and dominions. Their contribution, however, has been largely forgotten. Many soldiers were illiterate and travelled from remote villages in India to fight in the muddy trenches in France and Flanders. Many went on to win the highest bravery awards. For King and another Country tells, for the first time, the personal stories of some of these Indians who went to the Western Front: from a grand turbanned Maharaja rearing to fight for Empire to a lowly sweeper ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408880111
SKU
V9781408880111
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Shrabani Basu
Shrabani Basu was born in Calcutta, graduated from St Stephen's College, Delhi, and earned her Master's at Delhi University. She has been the London correspondent of Ananda Bazar Patrika group since 1988, writing for Sunday, Ananda Bazar Patrika and The Telegraph. Basu has appeared on several radio and television programmes in the UK including Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 ... Read more
Reviews for For King and Another Country: Indian Soldiers on the Western Front, 1914-18
A stirring, fascinating and fresh account of a part of our history that should be declared Not Forgotten
Ian Hislop
A beautifully written book that gently yet powerfully reminds of the debt freedom owes to the Indian soldier and nation. It is compellingly different and it's timing perfect. It serves humbly to remind we British of the debt ... Read more
Ian Hislop
A beautifully written book that gently yet powerfully reminds of the debt freedom owes to the Indian soldier and nation. It is compellingly different and it's timing perfect. It serves humbly to remind we British of the debt ... Read more