The Indian Army 1914–1947 (elite)
by Ian Sumner /
2001 / English / PDF
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Osprey's examination of the Indian army during World War I
(1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), and the interwar years. At
the height of its strength and confidence the army of British India
was a unique organisation, whose officers and other ranks - all
volunteers - were bound together by extraordinary ésprit de corps.
Already the largest volunteer army in the world in 1914, by 1918 it
had quadrupled in strength to nearly 600,000 men. Indian divisions
served with distinction on the Western Front and, particularly, in
the Middle East. After interwar campaigns on the North-West
Frontier, in the Second World War Indian divisions made a major
contribution to the British effort in North Africa, Italy and
Burma. With independence and partition the old army was divided
between the new states of India and Pakistan, retaining its
discipline and professional pride in the most difficult
circumstances.
Osprey's examination of the Indian army during World War I
(1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), and the interwar years. At
the height of its strength and confidence the army of British India
was a unique organisation, whose officers and other ranks - all
volunteers - were bound together by extraordinary ésprit de corps.
Already the largest volunteer army in the world in 1914, by 1918 it
had quadrupled in strength to nearly 600,000 men. Indian divisions
served with distinction on the Western Front and, particularly, in
the Middle East. After interwar campaigns on the North-West
Frontier, in the Second World War Indian divisions made a major
contribution to the British effort in North Africa, Italy and
Burma. With independence and partition the old army was divided
between the new states of India and Pakistan, retaining its
discipline and professional pride in the most difficult
circumstances.