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Indiana University Press Military History of India and South Asia by Edited by D. Phil. Daniel P. Marston Edited by Chandar S. Sundaram
A Military History of India and South Asia provides a muchneeded overview of the military history of the region since 1700 covering the areas that are today the states of India Pakistan Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In chapters devoid of academic jargon leading scholars offer lucid introductions to topics ranging from the rise of the British East India Company to the Indian Army in the First World War to the rise of national armies and current tensions between India and Pakistan.Contributors are Rajesh M. Basrur Raymond Callahan Bhashyam Kasturi Daniel P. Marston Tim Moreman David Omissi Douglas M. Peers Srinath Raghavan Kaushik Roy Chandar S. Sundaram and Channa Wickremesekera.show more