{"product_id":"india-and-world-war-ii-kaushik-roy-9780199463534","title":"India and World War II: War, Armed Forces, and Society, 1939-45","description":"The Second World War remains a defining chapter in modern world history. Colonial India's involvement in the war has often been studied against the backdrop of the ongoing freedom struggle, the varying attitudes of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, and the formation of the Azad Hind Fauj under Subhas Chandra Bose. Moving beyond the claims of how Indian resources and soldiers aided the Allies in winning the war, this volume explores the complex interrelationship between the Indian armed forces, the Indian society, and the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on archival data, this book focuses on understanding the impact of large-scale mobilization of manpower and resources on an underdeveloped agrarian society; the communities which joined the Indian armed forces; why the Indian soldiers remained loyal to the Raj; and how they defeated the Japanese in Burma and the Italians and the Germans in Africa and Italy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than merely providing a chronological account of military operations, Roy fuses ideas and institutions of violence with the prevalent social and cultural contexts. He further asserts that nationalism was not a strong sentiment among the Indian soldiers involved in the war, who were quite content with the British military service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaushik Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199463530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199463534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Kaushik Roy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054714384639,"sku":"9780199463534","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1830691c-9d5f-4923-bd41-54038f7a54ff.jpg?v=1685031562","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/india-and-world-war-ii-kaushik-roy-9780199463534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}