Drawing on untapped new sources, the first global history of the Indian Expeditionary Forces in World War I While their story is almost always overlooked, the 1

Third place in the 2022 SAHR Templer Best First Book Prize More than one million Indian soldiers were deployed during World War I, serving in the Indian Army as

Barkawi re-imagines the study of war with imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second World War.

This book explores the lives and social histories of Indians soldiers who fought in the First World War. It focuses on their motivations, experiences, and lives

This book recasts the role of the Indian Army on the Western Front, questioning why its performance was traditionally deemed a failure.