The Army in British India [[electronic resource] ] : from colonial warfare to total war 1857-1947 / / Kaushik Roy |
Autore | Roy Kaushik <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 954.03 |
Collana | Bloomsbury studies in military history |
Soggetto topico |
89.81 armed forces
Armed Forces - Colonial forces Militär |
ISBN |
1-283-85373-6
1-4411-6845-1 1-4411-1076-3 |
Classificazione | 89.81 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Military Uprising: 1857-9; Introduction; Sieges; Battles; 1857 Uprising: Small War or the beginning of Total War; Legacies; 2 Small Wars in North-West India: 1859-1913; Introduction; Geography, society and Small War theory; Instruments for conducting Small Wars in North-West India; Conduct of Small Wars in North-West India: 1859-1913; Comparative analysis of Small Wars in Africa and Asia; Conclusion; 3 Small Wars in North-East India, 1859-1913
Introduction North-East India and theories of Small Wars; Tools for conducting Small Wars in North-East India; Objectives and features of Small Wars in North-East India; Tactics, training, logistics and doctrine of Small Wars in North-East India; Conclusion; 4 Army in India and the First World War: 1914-18; Introduction; Expansion of the Indian Army; Desertion, Mutiny and loyalty of the Indian soldiers; Supplying warfare; Indian expeditionary Force A in France; Indian expeditionary Force B and C in East Africa; Gallipoli; Salonica; Indian expeditionary Force in Egypt-Palestine Indian expeditionary Force D in Mesopotamia Conclusion; 5 Reforms and Modernization of the Army in India during the Interwar Period: 1919-39; The Third Afghan War and the Waziristan Campaign: 1919-20; Retrenchment and reforms in the Army in India during the 1920's; Aid to civil duties; North-West Frontier operations; Limited modernization of the Army in India in the late 1930's; Conclusion; 6 Armed Forces of India in the Second World War: 1939-45; Introduction; Imperial strategy, military manpower and problems of expansion; Material shortage and inadequate equipment of the Indian Army Discipline, morale and combat effectiveness of the Army in India North-West Frontier defence and aid to civil tasks; Combat against Germany and Italy; Fighting the Japanese: Defeat and retreat, December 1941-May 1943; Combat with the Japanese: Towards Victory, June 1943-August 1945; Conclusion; 7 Demobilization, Partition and Military Legacies of the Raj; Introduction; Mutinies; Decolonization and colonial continuities; Small Wars and the Indian Armed Forces; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Glossary; Select Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786577703321 |
Roy Kaushik <1971-> | ||
London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Army in British India : from colonial warfare to total war 1857-1947 / / Kaushik Roy |
Autore | Roy Kaushik <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 954.03 |
Collana | Bloomsbury studies in military history |
Soggetto topico |
89.81 armed forces
Armed Forces - Colonial forces Militär |
ISBN |
1-283-85373-6
1-4411-6845-1 1-4411-1076-3 |
Classificazione | 89.81 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Military Uprising: 1857-9; Introduction; Sieges; Battles; 1857 Uprising: Small War or the beginning of Total War; Legacies; 2 Small Wars in North-West India: 1859-1913; Introduction; Geography, society and Small War theory; Instruments for conducting Small Wars in North-West India; Conduct of Small Wars in North-West India: 1859-1913; Comparative analysis of Small Wars in Africa and Asia; Conclusion; 3 Small Wars in North-East India, 1859-1913
Introduction North-East India and theories of Small Wars; Tools for conducting Small Wars in North-East India; Objectives and features of Small Wars in North-East India; Tactics, training, logistics and doctrine of Small Wars in North-East India; Conclusion; 4 Army in India and the First World War: 1914-18; Introduction; Expansion of the Indian Army; Desertion, Mutiny and loyalty of the Indian soldiers; Supplying warfare; Indian expeditionary Force A in France; Indian expeditionary Force B and C in East Africa; Gallipoli; Salonica; Indian expeditionary Force in Egypt-Palestine Indian expeditionary Force D in Mesopotamia Conclusion; 5 Reforms and Modernization of the Army in India during the Interwar Period: 1919-39; The Third Afghan War and the Waziristan Campaign: 1919-20; Retrenchment and reforms in the Army in India during the 1920's; Aid to civil duties; North-West Frontier operations; Limited modernization of the Army in India in the late 1930's; Conclusion; 6 Armed Forces of India in the Second World War: 1939-45; Introduction; Imperial strategy, military manpower and problems of expansion; Material shortage and inadequate equipment of the Indian Army Discipline, morale and combat effectiveness of the Army in India North-West Frontier defence and aid to civil tasks; Combat against Germany and Italy; Fighting the Japanese: Defeat and retreat, December 1941-May 1943; Combat with the Japanese: Towards Victory, June 1943-August 1945; Conclusion; 7 Demobilization, Partition and Military Legacies of the Raj; Introduction; Mutinies; Decolonization and colonial continuities; Small Wars and the Indian Armed Forces; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Glossary; Select Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816895903321 |
Roy Kaushik <1971-> | ||
London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Operations at the border : efforts to disrupt insurgent safe-havens / / by Eric Hunter Haas |
Autore | Haas Eric Hunter |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas : , : US Army Command and General Staff College, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 122 pages) : color illustrations |
Collana | Art of war papers |
Soggetto topico |
Counterinsurgency
Border security Insurgency Terrorist safe havens Armed Forces - Colonial forces |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Case studies.
History |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Operations at the border |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910704666403321 |
Haas Eric Hunter | ||
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas : , : US Army Command and General Staff College, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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