This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. The Indian Army conquered India for the British, and protected the Raj against its enemies within and without. In this evocative and compassionate work, David Omissi examines the origins, motives and protests of the several million Indian peasant- soldiers who served the colonial power.
| ISBN: | 9780333550496 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 1995 |
| Author: | David E Omissi, Kings College London |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 313 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Military and Strategic History |
| Genres: |
Asian history Colonialism and imperialism Warfare and defence History |
This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. The Indian Army conquered India for the British, and protected the Raj against its enemies within and without. In this evocative and compassionate work, David Omissi examines the origins, motives and protests of the several million Indian peasant- soldiers who served the colonial power.
The Sepoy and the Raj features in the following genres: Asian history, Colonialism and imperialism, Warfare and defence, History
The Sepoy and the Raj is available in Hardback
The Sepoy and the Raj was written by David E Omissi, Kings College London and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK
The Sepoy and the Raj has 313 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Military and Strategic History series