The Army in India and the Development of Frontier Warfare, 1849-1947

by T R Moreman, Moreman, T.R. Moreman

This comprehensive study is the first scholarly account explaining how the British and Indian armies adapted to the peculiar demands of fighting an irregular tribal opponent in the mountainous no-man's-land between India and Afghanistan. It does so by discussing how a tactical doctrine of frontier fighting was developed and 'passed on' to succeeding generations of soldiers. As this book conclusively demonstrates this form of colonial warfare always...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333695410
• ISBN13: 9780333695418
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"