中图分类法:
E351.9 版次:
著者:
Marston, Daniel,
题名:
The Indian Army and the end of the Raj / / ,
载体形态:
xi, 386 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
内容提要:
"The Partition of British India in 1947 resulted in the establishment of the independent states of India and Pakistan and the end of the British Raj. The decision to divide British India along religious lines led to widespread upheaval and communal violence in the period leading up to and following the official day of independence, 15 August 1947. In this book, Daniel Marston provides a unique examination of the role of the Indian Army in post-World War II India. He draws upon extensive research into primary source documents and interviews with veterans of the events of 1947 to provide fresh insight into the