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.
Group
Books
State
Second Hand
Author
Knight, I./Scollins, R. (Illustr.)
Title
Queen Victoria's Enemies. Teil 3: India
Details
English text, paperback, many bw-images, some plates with colour illustrations. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. 2005. 48 pages.
