1914-1918 Indian Troops in Europe
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9788189995478
Length
149p., Illustrations; Colour; Maps; 27cm.
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As Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy of India, announced that India too was at war, without consulting Indian political leaders. Yet, the responses to the war within India, both from the native princes and the political elite, were largely enthusiastic.
Of all the colonies in the British, French and German empires of the time, British India (comprising present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma) contributed the ...
