Synopsis
This book traces the developments in the structure, armament, and uniforms of the armies maintained by the imperial powers in Asia throughout the colonial period, with illustrative order of battle material wherever possibleThe evolutionary development of the armies which maintained the colonial powers extraordinary ascendancy in the East for four and a half centuries has seldom been surveyed as a whole, and certainly not in the kind of organizational detail included in this book.
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About the Author
Other books by the same author:
Germany's Eastern Front Allies 1941-45 (with Nigel Thomas) (Osprey 1982)
Partisan Warfare 1941-45 (with Nigel Thomas) (Osprey 1982)
The Korean War 1950-53 (with Nigel Thomas) (Osprey 1986)
Modern African Wars (1): Rhodesia 1965-80 (with Philip Botham) (Osprey 1986)
Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961-74 (with Manuel Ribeiro Rodrigues) (Osprey 1988)
Unknown Armies 1: British East Africa (Raider Games 1988)
Unknown Armies 2: Persia/Iran (Raider Games 1988)
Unknown Armies 3: Iraq (Imperial Press 1992)
Armies of East Africa 1914-18 (Osprey 2003)
Ukrainian Armies 1914-55 (with Eugene Pinak) (Osprey 2004)
Colonial Armies in Africa 1850-1918 (Foundry Books 2006)
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Rivals of the Raj : non-British colonial armies in Asia 1497-1941 : organisation, warfare, dress and weapons
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Nottingham : Foundry Books, 2010
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Hardcover. Condition: New. 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm. Covering those Asian armies which fought alongside the British, from the foundations laid in 1497 to the demise of company rule. This book traces the developments in the structure, armament, and uniforms of the armies maintained by the imperial powers in Asia throughout the colonial period, with illustrative order of battle material wherever possible. The evolutionary development of the armies which maintained the colonial powers extraordinary ascendency in the East for four and a half centuries has seldom been surveyed as a whole, and certainly not in the kind of organisational detail included in this book. Seller Inventory # PGFOU02