01955nam a2200217Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200160007610000180009224500850011025000260019526000610022130000500028252012180033265000350155065000320158565000360161765000530165394200140170699900170172020260630101259.0260630s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9788184005523  a823 KHA223  aKhan, Yasmin. 4aThe Raj at Warb: A People's History of India's Second World Warc/ Yasmin Khan.  aFirst Indian edition.  aNew Delhib: Vintage Books (Random House India)c, 2015.  axxii, 440 p.b: illustrations, mapsc; 24 cm.  aThe Raj at War: A People's History of India's Second World War is a landmark history by Yasmin Khan that examines India's central yet often overlooked role in the Second World War. Rather than focusing solely on military campaigns, the book presents the experiences of ordinary Indians whose lives were transformed by the global conflict. It reveals how more than 2.5 million Indians served in the Allied war effort—the largest volunteer army in history—and how millions of civilians contributed through industry, agriculture, transport, and medical services. Drawing on archival records, letters, diaries, newspapers, and oral testimonies, the author explores the lives of soldiers, nurses, labourers, prisoners of war, women, and families affected by wartime mobilization. The narrative examines major events including the Burma Campaign, Japanese attacks in Asia, the Bengal Famine of 1943, the Quit India Movement, wartime censorship, inflation, food shortages, and the political tensions between the British colonial government and Indian nationalist leaders. The book demonstrates how the war profoundly altered India's economy, society, and politics while accelerating the movement toward independence.  aIndia—History—1939–1947.  aSoldiers—India—History.  aWorld War, 1939–1945—India.  aWorld War, 1939–1945—Social aspects—India.  cVC OFFICE  c69900d69900