'When the War Began We Heard of Several Kings' - South Asian Prisoners in World War I Germany (Hardcover)

The book is a moving account of about two thousand South Asians mostly sailors and soldiers from villages in Bengal, Nepal, the Northwest Frontier and Punjab, who were held for years in German prison camps. They attracted the close attention of army officers, diplomats and secret agents, of emigrant revolutionaries of India, of German artists, academics and industrialists. The book introduces and makes available rich German archives as yet unknown to the non-German speaking world.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2021
First published:	2017
Editors:	Franziska Roy • Heike Liebau • Ravi Ahuja
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	273
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-10371-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Prisoners of war Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
LSN:	1-138-10371-3
Barcode:	9781138103719

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