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BL
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629085
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Raghavan, Srinath
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| Title & Author
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India's war : : World War II and the making of modern South Asia /\ Srinath Raghavan
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xvii, 554 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780465030224
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: 046503022X
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| Notes
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"First published in 2016 by Allen Lane"--Title-page verso
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-519) and index
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| Contents
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Politics of war -- Defence of India -- Competing offers -- Mobilizing India -- Into Africa -- The oil campaigns -- Fox hunting -- Collapsing dominoes -- Coils of war -- Declarations for India -- Rumour and revolt -- Indian National Armies -- Allies at war -- War economy -- Around the Mediterranean -- Preparation -- Back to Burma -- Post-war -- Last post
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"Between 1939 and 1945 India underwent irreversible change when Indians suddenly found themselves fighting in World War II, and the author paints a picture of battles abroad and life on the home front, arguing that the war is crucial to explaining why colonial rule ended in South Asia,"--NoveList
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Great Britain.-- History-- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945-- India
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World War, 1939-1945-- Participation, East Indian
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War and society-- India-- History-- 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/0954
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D767.6.R27 2016
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