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

Raghavan, Srinath, (author.).

Summary:

"Between 1939 and 1945 India underwent irreversible change when Indians suddenly found themselves fighting in World War II, and the author paints a picture of battles abroad and life on the home front, arguing that the war is crucial to explaining why colonial rule ended in South Asia,"--NoveList.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780465030224
  • ISBN: 046503022X
  • Physical Description: xviii, 554 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > India.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, East Indian.
War and society > India > History > 20th century.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.

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West Lafayette PL - West Lafayette 940.5354 RAG (Text) 31951004114077 2nd Floor - Non-Fiction Available -

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List of Figures
ix
List of Maps
x
List of Tables
xi
List of Illustrations
xii
Acknowledgements xv
Prologue 1(6)
1 Politics of War
7(26)
2 Defence of India
33(14)
3 Competing Offers
47(17)
4 Mobilizing India
64(31)
5 Into Africa
95(27)
6 The Oil Campaigns
122(28)
7 Fox Hunting
150(26)
8 Collapsing Dominoes
176(33)
9 Coils of War
209(24)
10 Declarations for India
233(23)
11 Rumour and Revolt
256(20)
12 Indian National Armies
276(20)
13 Allies at War
296(24)
14 War Economy
320(36)
15 Around the Mediterranean
356(20)
16 Preparation
376(34)
17 Back to Burma
410(25)
18 Post-war
435(20)
Epilogue: Last Post 455(8)
Notes 463(58)
Index 521


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