Sahib: The British Soldier in India 1750–1914. Richard Holmes
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Название: Sahib: The British Soldier in India 1750–1914

Автор: Richard Holmes

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Историческая литература

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isbn: 9780007370344

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      Sahib

      The British Soldier In India 1750-1914

      Richard Holmes

      To Lizzie, Jessica and Corinna, the women in my life

      Table of Contents

       Cover Page

       Title Page

       Dedication

       Epigraph

       BARRACKS AND BUNGALOWS

       CALLING CARDS AND DRAWING ROOMS

       BOREDOM AND BAT

       III BREAD AND SALT

       LORDS OF WAR

       SOLDIERS WITHOUT REGIMENTS

       HORSE, FOOT AND GUNS

       SALT AND GOLD

       IV THE SMOKE OF THE FUSILLADE

       FIELDS OF BATTLE

       BROTHERS IN ARMS?

       GOLD EPAULETTES, SILVER MEDALS

       DASH AT THE FIRST PARTY

       SHOT AND SHELL

       BLACK POWDER AND COLD STEEL

       BOOT AND SADDLE

       THE PETTAH WALL

       DUST AND BLOOD

       V INDIA’S EXILES

       ARRACK AND THE LASH

       BIBIS AND MEMSAHIBS

       CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS

       A FAMILIAR FRIEND

       HOT BLOOD, BAD BLOOD

       A NOBLE WIFE

       EPILOGUE

       GLOSSARY OF INDIAN TERMS

       Bibliography

       ACKNOWLEGDGEMENTS

       NOTES

       INDEX

       P.S.

       About the author

       About the book

       Read on

       About the Author

       Praise

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