Sahib is a magnificent history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of Empire, making full use of personal accounts from the soldiers who serve

"[B]egins with India's rise from commercial enclave to great Empire, from Clive's victory of Plassey, through the imperial wars of the eighteenth century and th

Based on the letters and diaries of the British soldiers who served as the backbone of the army from 1760 to 1860, this illuminating book is rich in the history

The book outlines how class is single most important factor in understanding the British army in the period of industrialisation. It challenges the 'ruffians of

A history of the British administration in South Asia during the reign of Queen Victoria profiles the India Civil Service and the society they attempted to buil