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THE INDIAN ARMY.

THE INDIAN ARMY.

THE INDIAN ARMY.
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THE INDIAN ARMY.

by MOLLO,BORIS:

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ISBN 13
9781850790853
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour+b/w photographic montage illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - a small closed tear to front,top of spine/ backstrip edge.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no discolouration,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Clean,unblemished,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,6-191pp [paginated] includes author introduction,6 chapters, profuse contemporary b/w+colour photographs and illustrations throughout the book,glossary,index of Indian Regimental names and a biblio,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and contents list/ table. The Indian Army holds a particular fascination for the public at large.The interest stems from its colourful uniforms,the romantic terrain in which it operated and the life-style of its British officers.It is,furthermore,a closed episode in history,ripe for review and reappraisal.The Indian Army had an involved history.For one hundred years,between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries,the British expanded their jurisdiction throughout the sub-continent.As new territories were conquered,its soldiers were assimilated,first as irregular troops and then,as their loyalty to the Raj was proved,as regular regiments,which gave great service to the mother-country in two World Wars.This book traces its history and illustrates the more interesting and significant uniforms from the early sepoys through to Skinner's Horse,the regiment raised by an Anglo-Indian which provided a meeting-place for the cavalry drill of Europe and the exotic horsemanship of the East; and the Gurkhas,the wiry little mountain warriors who still survive in the British Army as a reminder of days of Empire.The book also contains an important section,hitherto unavailable,which shows the changes of title and status of Indian Regiments,including details of successor units which were formed in the Indian and Pakistan Armies in 1947.It is the only easily available source of reference on the subject (then 1986).Boris Mollo was Deputy Director and Keeper of Records at the National Army Museum,London.
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Title
THE INDIAN ARMY.
Author
MOLLO,BORIS:
Illustrator
illus with contemporary b/w+colour photographs.
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
NFINE.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
185079085X
ISBN 13
9781850790853
Publisher
UK.POOLE,DORSET.NEW ORCHARD EDITIONS,1986.
Place of Publication
Poole
This edition first published
1986
Keywords
q52.NAVAL/MILITARY.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 185079085X.The Madras Army_Madras Horse Artillery.Skinner's Horse.Indian Cavalry.Subedar_Bengal Native Infantry.Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry_Infantry.Indian Army_ranks_cavalry_Infantry.Indian Army Battle
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