German Soldiers in Colonial India

Tzoref-Ashkenazi presents a detailed study of two German regiments which served in India under the British between 1782 and 1791. He asks if the Germans identified with the goals of the British colonial power, how they felt about local people and whether they adopted the colonial ideologies of their British employers.

Chen Tzoref-Ashkenazi

Introduction; Chapter 1 Fighting for England; Chapter 2 Reporting India; Chapter 3 Travel Books; Chapter 4 Changing Attitudes; conclusion; Conclusions;