Hicks, Tim (2022). The Indian Army 1939-1945: transformation in adversity. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.
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Abstract
The aim of this thesis is to examine the impact of institutional changes to the Imperial Indian Army that were brought on by the Second World War. These changes will be explored through five main themes:
• Image and perceptions of the Indian Army
• Recruitment and expansion
• The institution, unity and diversity
• Dissent, politicisation, subversion and mutiny
• Morale, health and welfare.
The chosen themes reveal much about the complex and challenging institutional transformation that was undertaken and how this eventually resulted in impressive performance improvements in Burma by 1944-45. The thesis places emphasis on aspects of institutional and social change rather than assessment of the military aspects of the remarkable turnaround in fortunes that the Indian Army achieved.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.) | |||||||||
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| Award Type: | Doctorates > Ph.D. | |||||||||
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| Licence: | All rights reserved | |||||||||
| College/Faculty: | Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Arts & Law | |||||||||
| School or Department: | School of History and Cultures, Department of History | |||||||||
| Funders: | None/not applicable | |||||||||
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D731 World War II D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D890 Eastern Hemisphere |
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| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/12418 |
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