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Article: Soldiers of the Raj: The Indian Army 1600-1947
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- RUSI Journal
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- October 1, 1999
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SOLDIERS OF THE RAJ: THE INDIAN ARMY 1600-1947 edited by Alan Guy & Peter Boyden, (Spellmount Publishers, 1998), 29.95, 368 pages
This lavishly illustrated book records the evolution of the Indian Army from early colonial rule until Partition in 1947. Representing a wide array of historical material as part of the Indian Army Museum which since 1960 was incorporated into the collection of the National Army Museum, it covers military culture, technology, procurement, logistics, as well as detailing Imperial politics and defence.
Most interestingly, the book reflects the oftenunderlying tensions between the Indian Army and ...