Sketches of a Soldier's Life in India
Title | Sketches of a Soldier's Life in India PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Quinney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1853 |
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Sketches of a Soldier's Life in India
Title | Sketches of a Soldier's Life in India PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Quinney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1853 |
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Fifteen Years in India, Or, Sketches of a Soldier's Life
Title | Fifteen Years in India, Or, Sketches of a Soldier's Life PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Grenville Wallace |
Publisher | |
Pages | 574 |
Release | 1822 |
Genre | British |
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A Sketch and Review of the Military Service in India. By a Madras Officer
Title | A Sketch and Review of the Military Service in India. By a Madras Officer PDF eBook |
Author | India |
Publisher | |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 1833 |
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A sketch and review of the military service in India, by a Madras officer
Title | A sketch and review of the military service in India, by a Madras officer PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 188 |
Release | 1833 |
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Leadership in the Indian Army
Title | Leadership in the Indian Army PDF eBook |
Author | V.K. Singh |
Publisher | Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
Pages | 456 |
Release | 2023-11-30 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 935708360X |
Unlike traditional biographies of combat leaders, which focus primarily on military operations or regimental histories, in this book Major General V.K. Singh concentrates on personal accounts, anecdotes and reminiscences in order to highlight these leaders’ personalities, and to draw out the human face behind the military facade. Through the stories of these twelve military leaders, the book also throws new light on several historical events and the role of political leaders during India’s fight for independence and the partitioning of the subcontinent. He gives an overview of India’s military history after independence, including major operations, and describes many hitherto unknown or little-known incidents concerning smaller operations like Nathu La in 1967 and Goa in 1962. Written records tend to glorify the actions of battalions as well as individuals, Singh says, magnifying achievements while suppressing the mistakes and glossing over failures. Leadership in the Indian Army provides a truer picture of the strength of character and convictions of each of these leaders. A must-read for anyone interested in India’s military history.
Women and Ledger Art
Title | Women and Ledger Art PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Pearce |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 125 |
Release | 2013-06-13 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0816599823 |
Ledger art has traditionally been created by men to recount the lives of male warriors on the Plains. During the past forty years, this form has been adopted by Native female artists, who are turning previously untold stories of women’s lifestyles and achievements into ledger-style pictures. While there has been a resurgence of interest in ledger art, little has been written about these women ledger artists. Women and Ledger Art calls attention to the extraordinary achievements of these strong women who have chosen to express themselves through ledger art. Author Richard Pearce foregrounds these contributions by focusing on four contemporary women ledger artists: Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa), Colleen Cutschall (Oglala Lakota), Linda Haukaas (Sicangu Lakota), and Dolores Purdy Corcoran (Caddo). Pearce spent six years in continual communication with the women, learning about their work and their lives. Women and Ledger Art examines the artists and explains how they expanded Plains Indian history. With 46 stunning images of works in various mediums—from traditional forms on recovered ledger pages to simulated quillwork and sculpture, Women in Ledger Art reflects the new life these women have brought to an important transcultural form of expression.