‘The Nation Within’: British India at War 1939–1947
‘The Nation Within’: British India at War 1939–1947
Raleigh Lecture on History
This lecture discusses the remarkable recovery of British India and the Indian army that made the reconquest of Burma and Malaya possible. The Indian army is shown to have displayed a number of strengths during its final years, such as its reorganisation and provision with new equipment. It was also given a higher political profile, and Indian soldiers were given new initiatives by their commanders. The lecture determines that the final campaign of the Indian army helped create the social order of the new nations of the Subcontinent.
Keywords: British India, Indian army, Burma and Malaya, final campaign, social order, new Subcontinent nations
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