The Half-forgotten Army
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Author | : Gordon Lee |
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Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Ghee Bowman |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 333 |
Release | : 2020-05-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750995424 |
'An incredible and important story, finally being told' - Mishal Husain On 28 May 1940, Major Akbar Khan marched at the head of 299 soldiers along a beach in northern France. They were the only Indians in the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk. With Stuka sirens wailing, shells falling in the water and Tommies lining up to be evacuated, these soldiers of the British Indian Army, carrying their disabled imam, found their way to the East Mole and embarked for England in the dead of night. On reaching Dover, they borrowed brass trays and started playing Punjabi folk music, upon which even 'many British spectators joined in the dance'. What journey had brought these men to Europe? What became of them – and of comrades captured by the Germans? With the engaging style of a true storyteller, Ghee Bowman reveals in full, for the first time, the astonishing story of the Indian Contingent, from their arrival in France on 26 December 1939 to their return to an India on the verge of partition. It is one of the war's hidden stories that casts fresh light on Britain and its empire.
Author | : Kenneth E. Hunter |
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Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
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Author | : Charles Brown MacDonald |
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Total Pages | : 710 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
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Author | : Forrest C. Pogue |
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Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Author | : Earl F. Ziemke |
Publisher | : Defense Department |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Germany |
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Author | : Simon Akam |
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Release | : 2021-03-02 |
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ISBN | : 9781922310279 |
A revelatory, explosive new analysis of the British military today. Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century, Britain has changed enormously. During this time, the British Army fought two campaigns, in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable financial and human cost. Yet neither war achieved its objectives. This book questions why, and provides challenging but necessary answers. Composed of assiduous documentary research, field reportage, and hundreds of interviews with many soldiers and officers who served, as well as the politicians who directed them, the allies who accompanied them, and the family members who loved and -- on occasion -- lost them, it is a strikingly rich, nuanced portrait of one of our pivotal national institutions in a time of great stress. Award-winning journalist Simon Akam, who spent a year in the army when he was 18, returned a decade later to see how the institution had changed. His book examines the relevance of the armed forces today -- their social, economic, political, and cultural role. This is as much a book about Britain, and about the politics of failure, as it is about the military.
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Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Military art and science |
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Author | : Keith Robbins |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 962 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780198224969 |
Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.