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The Coolie's Great War : Indian labour in a global conflict, 1914-1921 / Radhika Singha.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: London : Hurst & Company, 2021Description: 1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197554562 (ebook) :Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918 -- India
| India. Army. Labour Corps -- History | World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- India | World War, 1914-1918 -- East IndiansAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197525586DDC classification: 940.41254 LOC classification: D547.I5Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Though largely invisible in histories of the First World War, over 550,000 men in the ranks of the Indian army were non-combatants. From the porters, stevedores and construction workers in the Coolie Corps to those who maintained supply lines and removed the wounded from the battlefield, Radhika Singha recovers the story of this unacknowledged service.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Though largely invisible in histories of the First World War, over 550,000 men in the ranks of the Indian army were non-combatants. From the porters, stevedores and construction workers in the Coolie Corps to those who maintained supply lines and removed the wounded from the battlefield, Radhika Singha recovers the story of this unacknowledged service.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 6, 2021).