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Armies of the Raj: From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence, 1858-1947 Paperback – October 17, 1991

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    W. W. Norton & Company
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    October 17, 1991
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    5.5 x 1 x 8.2 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0393308022
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0393308020
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"With a profusion of anecdotes conveying the character of India under British rule, Farwell offers a panoramic survey of the Indian army during the 90 years between the Sepoy Revolt and the births of independent India and Pakistan. . . . Farwell is particularly entertaining on the subjects of polo playing, tiger hunting, pig-sticking and promiscuous romancing―all popular forms of relaxation for army men. Other matters of interest include discussion of the Sikhs, whose innate ferocity was fully exploited by the British, and an account of the 1919 massacre at Amritsar―a catalytic event that convinced many that the British would never accept Indians as equals."
― Publishers Weekly

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'Now that the Raj has gone with the winds of change, Byron Farwell's masterly picture if doubly welcome, ...whether emphasizing the jewels in its military crown, the Jam Sahibs in its cricket matches, the mutinies, massacres and finally, Independence. Salaam!' -Elizabeth Longford

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (October 17, 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 399 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393308022
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393308020
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.2 inches

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Joseph Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars +Great Britain Loss of India changed the World
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2024
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History will tell if India and its fight for Independence made the world a better place. This book reveals the back room politics played out in the deepest recesses of a government trying to get out with honor and fighting at every turn those who wanted their slice of the pie. The origins of Pakistan, Bangladesh and all of the intrigues leave you gasping for air; the culprits are highlighted especially Gandhi. A fascinating look at the military and what became of the once proud India Army. Highly recommend this book for all History buffs.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Poor condition book
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024
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Book in poor condition. Very used. Pages showed much wear. Spine was broken. Book was held together only by the paper back - that which the book's title is printed on.
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David Bustillos
5.0 out of 5 stars Raj remembered
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2012
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This is a very cool book. Deals with the British Indian Army. More of who they where then what unit or a battle history. an Amazing book to give you a "feel" of who they where
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Jack Purcell
4.0 out of 5 stars The boundary line
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2003
The British adventure in India and Pakistan was a long and strange one. It began the way a man might commence his descent down a winter hillside when he loses his footing. The ending came with Mahatma Ghandi and Indian independence after WWII. The Sepoy Mutiny came as a point delineating two facets of that experience. Prior to the mutiny John Company (The East India Company) enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with the British Army. The mutiny dramatised the serious need to make some major changes in the administration. Queen Victoria took control of India as ruler. Thus began the Raj.
This fine work follows the Raj from beginning until the end. The British administration of the Far East didn't get a lot easier when John Company lost power. The saga is a long one and a necessary one for the historian who simply loves historic enigma. Creation of the Raj shares a similarity to the US from Reconstruction onward in an obscure way. I recommend this book for the reader who enjoys the futile attempt to understand the threads of the human experience.
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Darwin F. Concon
5.0 out of 5 stars A very well written book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014
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Byron Farwell does it again with an excellent reference book of that now far gone era of the British Raj in India.
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AKG
1.0 out of 5 stars The worst book I have ever read
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2006
Amazon - Please do not delete my review because it is my very honest opinion.

I do not have the option of negative starts, his book deserves

-trillion stars.

This is the worst book I have ever read. The book lacks any style, the structure is worth a high school student.

On top od all this, the author is a sad sad soul with racist views and he did not make a ny secret that British were masters and Indians the inferior.

Remind me of another over hyped writer (do not know what the nobel prize committee was smoking when they awarded the prestigious award to a poor and idiot write called R Kipling - but then that should not be a surprise)

I read the book with complte patience and finally I have no doubt about Farwell's credentials as a racist of highest calibre after he glorified the butcher of Jalianawala Bagh Dyer.

Worst book any one can read
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Roger
5.0 out of 5 stars Long Live the old Raj!
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2002
This is an elegant and informative book on the old Indian army and the Raj in India. Like the author's previous works on the British Victorian army of the period and its social and military characteristics this book covers some of the same ground, but expands greatly on the history of the Raj's army.
Spanning the post Mutiny years from 1857 until the choatic formation of India in 1947, the author presents many fascinating details about army life in India. What becomes apparent is how overall beneficial the British Raj was to India's social development and growth. A hopeless patch-work of petty Mogul Princes and backward religions before the establishment of the Raj in the 18th century, the British were able to transform this mass into something resembling a wokable nation. What is apparent also is that despite their arrogance, British officers really made the Indian army work. Without them the Seapoy was never really as effective.
The Indian army was basically intended for service within the Empire. When employed in conventional warfare outside of India in the First and Second World Wars its performance often varied. Requiring specialized foods as well as officers who could speak the myraid languages, sustained heavy casualties limited its use. The sections of the book about the so-called martial races of India is interesting. After the Mutiny the British preferred to employ Northern Indians who were mostly moslem, as opposed to the Hindu's in the South of Madras and Bombay who were deemed untrustworthy and too smart by half for soldiering! The Rasjputs, Pathans and Sikhs would all become the martial races upon which the British drew for manpower in India. The Sikhs in particualr, with their bizarre religion, have much to thank the British for. Without them it is doubtful that they would have survived as a religion in India. They flourished as merchants, urban dwellers and soldiers, the latter always considered an honorable profession for the warlike Sikhs. We might have fewer taxi cab drivers today if the British had not sustained their existence.
The last part of the book talks about the nightmare of Independence in India where Ghandi, Jinneh and Nehru were totally uncaring of the amount of trouble they caused as the British tried to dis-engage from the sub-continent without a religeous blood-bath. ... This book helps us to see a more accurate view of [Ghandi] and and his followers. ... I urge people from both of those countries [India and Pakistan] to read this book and learn about their past as part of the Raj, which helped to make them what they are today. All in all, a most excellent and revealing book on the subject.
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Charles Vasey
5.0 out of 5 stars Wide Ranging
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2020
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Byron Farwell has a history of writing excellent books on colonial history and warfare. This volume continues that tradition. He dwells not only on bugles, trumpets and bodies but on the social background of sepoys and sahibs and the bloody circumstances behind the Partition and such events as the Amritsar Massacre. Dealing with the Post-Mutiny Empire is a huge topic, but he has selected vital features to give one a feel for a very remarkable political and social construct.
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ramesh
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in India on June 24, 2018
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5.0 out of 5 stars Armies of the Raj: From the Mutiny to Independence
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2020
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Very well made book, complete and exhaustive.
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