The British Indian Army

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omarali50,

I have been fascinated by the British Indian Army, which is reflected in a number of books on the shelves and following the UK-based Indian Military History Society, with a superb journal:http://durbaronline.co.uk/index.html

You referred in part to:

Charles Chenevix Trench an Indian Army British Officer and a respectable military historian

In 2009 Red Rat posted:

The Frontier Scouts by Charles Chenevix Trench is out of print but highly recommended.

In 2007 I posted this:

Three books on the Indian Army and mindful of the Imperial era battleground of the North West Frontier re-appearing:

The Indian Army and the King's Enemies 1900-1947, by Charles Chenevix Trench (pub. Thames & Hudson 1988 in hardback)

The Frontier Scouts (the NW Fontier locally recruited units) by Charles Chenevix Trench (pub. Jonathan Cape 1985 in hardback)

A Matter of Honour: An account of the Indian Army, its officers and men, by Philip Mason (pub. Penguin Books 1974)

I've not checked Amazon for current availability and they maybe in a very good library.

The legacy of this remarkable army lives on. Their performance in the World Wars has led to some interest here. The MoD has even considered creating a Sikh Regiment, then rejecting it last year. Even if very much smaller the Gurkhas remain part of the British Army (vastly outnumbered by those who serve in the Indian Army).