Military Manpower, Armies and Warfare in South Asia

Roy investigates the various factors that influenced the formation and mobilization of military forces in the region from 300 BC to the modern day.

Kaushik Roy

Introduction; Chapter 1 Warfare and Military Manpower Mobilization in Ancient India, 1500 bc-ad 550; Chapter 2 Feudal Warfare, c. ad 600-ad 1200; Chapter 3 From the Mamluks to the Mansabdars, 1200-1740; Chapter 4 The Era of European Military Entrepreneurs, 1700-1850; Chapter 5 The Regimental System of Recruitment, c. 1700-1947; Chapter 6 Postcolonial Militaries, 1947-2012; Chapter 7 Insurgent Armies and Counter-Insurgency in South Asia, 1947-2012; Chapter 8 Non-Combatant Manpower and Warfare; Chapter 9 Conclusion;