Hodson of Hodson's Horse
Author : William Stephen Raikes Hodson
Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 48,18 MB
Release : 1883
Category : India
ISBN :
The Last Mughal
Author : William Dalrymple
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 819 pages
File Size : 43,62 MB
Release : 2009-08-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 1408806886
Book Description
WINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER MEMORIAL PRIZE | LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 'Indispensable reading on both India and the Empire' Daily Telegraph 'Brims with life, colour and complexity . . . outstanding' Evening Standard 'A compulsively readable masterpiece' Brian Urquhart, The New York Review of Books A stunning and bloody history of nineteenth-century India and the reign of the Last Mughal. In May 1857 India's flourishing capital became the centre of the bloodiest rebellion the British Empire had ever faced. Once a city of cultural brilliance and learning, Delhi was reduced to a battered, empty ruin, and its ruler – Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the last of the Great Mughals – was thrown into exile. The Siege of Delhi was the Raj's Stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreat. The Last Mughal tells the story of the doomed Mughal capital, its tragic destruction, and the individuals caught up in one of the most terrible upheavals in history, as an army mutiny was transformed into the largest anti-colonial uprising to take place anywhere in the world in the entire course of the nineteenth century.
The Indian Mutiny 1857–58
Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 32,5 MB
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1472810317
Book Description
In the mid-19th century India was the focus of Britain's international prestige and commercial power - the most important colony in an empire which extended to every continent on the globe and protected by the seemingly dependable native armies of the East India Company. When, however, in 1857 discontent exploded into open rebellion, Britain was obliged to field its largest army in forty years to defend its 'jewel in the crown'. This book, drawing on the latest sources as well as numerous first-hand accounts, explains why the sepoy armies rose up against the world's leading imperial power, details the major phases of the fighting, including the massacres at Cawnpore and the epic sieges of Delhi and Lucknow, and examines many other aspects of this compelling, at times horrifying, subject.
The Indian Empire At War
Author : George Morton-Jack
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 18,56 MB
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1408707721
Book Description
'Essential to a proper understanding of the war and of our world of today' Michael Morpurgo 1.5 million Indians fought with the British in the First World War - from Flanders to the African bush and the deserts of the Islamic world, they saved the Allies from defeat in 1914 and were vital to global victory in 1918. Using previously unpublished veteran interviews, this is their story, told as never before.
Dignity at Work
Author : Randy Hodson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,50 MB
Release : 2001-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521778121
Book Description
Human dignity, the ability to establish a sense of self-worth and self-respect and to enjoy the respect of others, is necessary for a fully realized life. Working with dignity is a fundamental part of achieving a life well-lived, yet the workplace often poses challenging obstacles because of mismanagement or managerial abuse. Defending dignity and realizing self-respect through work are key to workers' well-being; insuring the dignity of employees is equally important for organizations as they attempt to make effective use of their human capital. In this book Randy Hodson, a sociologist of work and organizational behavior, applies ethnographic and statistical approaches to this topic, offering both a richly detailed, inside look at real examples of dignity in action, and a broader analysis of the pivotal role of dignity at work.
Young Mr. Hodson
Author : Jack Deremiah
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 13,18 MB
Release : 2001-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595172059
Book Description
Genius is rare. Young Mr. Hodson is a genius, but instead of curing disease or building machines, he builds bombs that kill without remorse. Monk Evans is short, stocky and bald, but the FBI needs him for his brains, not his braun. Stepping out of the lab and into field work is not something he cherishes, but the bomber must be stopped. Frank and Kathy Brady just want a normal life for them and their girls. All seems fine until a new neighbor moves in. That handsome loner known as Young Mr. Hodson.
Hodson's Horse, 1857-1922
Author : Francis Gordon Cardew
Publisher :
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release : 1928
Category : India
ISBN :
Book Description
The Indian Army in the Two World Wars
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 16,94 MB
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9004211454
Book Description
There is no single volume which covers the Indian Army’s experiences during the two World Wars. And this is what the present edited volume attempts to do. This collection of 17 essays analyze the army as an institution and also touch upon the cultural ethos of the army and related social issues. Thus, this edited volume is a cross between ‘traditional military history’ (study of campaigns, tactics, leadership) and ‘new military history’ (impact of warfare on society and culture). While some of the essays take a pan Indian perspective, a few essays also focus on those regions within India (like Punjab) which were intimately related with the army. A few contributors also turn the spotlight on the overseas theatres like Mesopotamia, France and Burma, where the Indian Army played a very important role. Contributors are Alan Jeffreys, Andrew Syk, Daniel Marston, David Kenyon, Dennis Showalter, Gajendra Singh, Gavin Rand, James Kitchen, Nick Lloyd, Nikolas Gardner, Rajit K. Mazumder, Raymond Callahan, Rob Johnson, Ross Anderson, Tarak Barkawi and Tim Moreman.
Lawyer X
Author : Anthony Dowsley
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 28,32 MB
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1460711831
Book Description
Underbelly meets Molly's Game - the true crime investigation that rewrote the story of Melbourne's infamous gangland war and triggered a royal commission. Melbourne's gangland war was an era dominated by murders, stings, hits, drug busts, corruption and greed - inspiring bestselling books and even a popular TV series, Underbelly. It took the police a decade to curtail the violence and bring down criminal kingpins Carl Williams, Tony Mokbel and their accomplices. When the police finally closed the case file, just how they really won the war, with the help of an unlikely police informer, would become a closely guarded secret and its exposure, the biggest legal scandal of our time. Lawyer X is the scandalous, true story of how a promising defence barrister from a privileged background broke all the rules - becoming both police informer and her client's lover - sharing their secrets and shaping the gangland war that led to sensational arrests and convictions. The story of how Nicola Gobbo became Lawyer X, and why, is a compelling study in desperation and determination. Lawyer X is the definitive story of Melbourne's gangland wars and its most glamorous and compelling central character, based on the ground-breaking work of investigative journalists Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon, who broke the story for the Herald Sun in 2014, and their five-year struggle to reveal the truth about the identity of Lawyer X.
A Soldier Recalls
Author : Shreenivas Kumar Sinha
Publisher : Lancer Publishers
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9788170621614
Book Description
Autobiographical reminiscences of an Indian Army officer.
