Bibliograph

India's war, World War II and the making of modern South Asia, Srinath Raghavan

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India's war, World War II and the making of modern South Asia, Srinath Raghavan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-519) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

India's war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

921864220

Responsibility statement

Srinath Raghavan

Sub title

World War II and the making of modern South Asia

Summary

"Between 1939 and 1945 India underwent extraordinary and irreversible change. Hundreds of thousands of Indians suddenly found themselves in uniform, fighting in the Middle East, North and East Africa, Europe, and against a Japanese army poised to invade eastern India. In India's War, historian Srinath Raghavan paints a compelling picture of battles abroad and life on the home front, arguing that the war is crucial to understanding how and why colonial rule ended in South Asia,"--NoveList

Table Of Contents

Politics of war -- Defence of India -- Competing offers -- Mobilizing India -- Into Africa -- The oil campaigns -- Fox hunting -- Collapsing dominoes -- Coils of war -- Declarations for India -- Rumour and revolt -- Indian National Armies -- Allies at war -- War economy -- Around the Mediterranean -- Preparation -- Back to Burma -- Post-war --Epilogue : Last post

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