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Gentlemen of the Raj the Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817-1949
Title:
Gentlemen of the Raj the Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817-1949
Author:
Barua, Pradeep.
ISBN:
9780313051883
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 180 p.)
Contents:
1. A cathartic debate: the indianization of the Indian army office corps, 1817-1919 -- 2. The High Road to Dehra Dun: the institutionalization of the Indian officer corps, 1919-1947 -- 3. An officer and a gentleman: the socialization of the Indian officer cadet, 1919-1945 -- 4. Wogs in the mess: the introduction of Indian officers into the colonial Indian army, 1919-1947 -- 5. The roots of doctrine: modernization of the Indian army, 1919-1939 -- 6. The crucible of war: the second world war and the emergence of the Indian general staff -- 7. The Indian army and the colonial legacy.
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