By the time Queen Victoria came to the throne, India - some 1,600,000 square miles, ranging from soaring mountains to deserts and jungle swamps, populated by 400,000,000 people with a kaleidoscope of different cultures and religions - was firmly in the grip of a handful of British East India Company administrators, either ruling directly or through Indian nominees. However, the Company's search for a policy in western India embroiled it in a string of military campaigns, including one of the worst disasters ever to befall a British army. Ian Knight's fascinating text examines the absorbing, dramatic and brutal history of the Company's exploits against Victoria's Indian enemies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0850459435
ISBN-13
9780850459432
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1110312
Product Key Features
Book Title
Queen Victoria's Enemies (3) : India
Author
Ian Knight
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Publication Year
1990
Genre
History
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
7.2in
Item Weight
5.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
219
Lc Classification Number
U27
Table of Content
Introduction · Afghanistan 1839-42 · Sind and Gwalior 1843-45 · The Sikh Wars 1845-49 · The Indian Mutiny 1857-59 · The North-West Frontier 1849-78 · Afghanistan 1878-81 · The Plates