India's war : World War II and the making of modern South Asia PDF
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Copyright © 2016 by Srinath Raghavan Published in 2016 by Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address Basic Books, 250 W. 57th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10107. Books published by Basic Books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, ext. 5000, or e-mail [email protected]. A catalog record is available from the Library of Congress. LCCN: 2016933273 ISBN: 978-0-465-09862-0 (e-book) First published in 2016 by Allen Lane Allen Lane is part of the Penguin Random House group of companies whose addresses can be found at global.penguinrandomhouse.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Sukanya Venkatachalam Contents List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Prologue 1. Politics of War 2. Defence of India 3. Competing Offers 4. Mobilizing India 5. Into Africa 6. The Oil Campaigns 7. Fox Hunting 8. Collapsing Dominoes 9. Coils of War 10. Declarations for India 11. Rumour and Revolt 12. Indian National Armies 13. Allies at War 14. War Economy 15. Around the Mediterranean 16. Preparation 17. Back to Burma 18. Post-war Epilogue: Last Post Notes Index Photo section appears after page 232 List of Figures 1. Expansion of Indian armed forces 2. Real GDP of India, 1938–45 3. Net value added in manufacturing industries 4. Freight rail traffic, 1938/9–1942/3 5. Coal production, 1939–44 6. Sterling balances of India, 1942–5 7. Indian war expenditure, 1939/40–1945/6 List of Maps The Libya–Egypt Border East Africa Gallabat Kassala to Keren The Middle East, 1941 Syria The Invasion of Iran Operation Compass Operation Crusader North Africa, 1942 Tunisia and Italy Malaya Japanese Advance into Burma Burma North Burma and Assam The 1945 Burma Campaign List of Tables Indianization during the War Industrial Disputes during the War Tax Yield Subscriptions to Government Loans Current Yield of the Government of India’s 3.5% Rupee Bond Wartime Inflation Casualty Figures of Indian Troops in North Africa Physical Standards for Recruitment of Infantry Traffic on the Bengal & Assam Railway
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