Indian Voices Of The Great War
Indian soldiers served in France from 1914 to 1918. This book is a selection of their letters. By turns poignant, funny, and almost unbearably moving, these documents vividly evoke the world of the Western Front—as seen through "subaltern" Indian eyes. The letters also bear eloquent witness to the sepoys' often unsettling encounter with Europe, and with European culture. This book helps to map the imaginative landscape of South Asia's warrior-peasant communities.
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Indian soldiers served in France from 1914 to 1918. This book is a selection of their letters. By turns poignant, funny, and almost unbearably moving, these documents vividly evoke the world of the Western Front--as seen through "subaltern" Indian eyes. The letters also bear eloquent witness to the sepoys' often unsettling encounter with Europe, and with European culture. This book helps to map the imaginative landscape of South Asia's warrior-peasant communities.
List of Maps and PlatesGlossary of Indian and Military TermsChronologyAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIndian Army Ranks and OrganizationEditorial NoteIntroduction1The Letters1914-1523191613119172631918345App. IOrder of Battle of the Indian Army Corps in France, 1914-15359App. IIComposition of Indian Regiments in France, 1914-15363App. IIIIndian Army Recruitment, 1914-18366App. IVReport on Twelve Months' Working of the Indian Mail Censorship369Further Reading373Index376
