APPROACH TO BATTLE: Training the Indian Army during the Second World War

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Details how the Indian Army was the largest volunteer army during WWII; Indian Army divisions fought in the Middle East, North Africa, and Italy, and made up the overwhelming majority of the troops in South East Asia. Looks at training in India, charting how the Indian Army developed a more comprehensive training structure than any other Commonwealth country, and how it was achieved. Also shows how the Indian Army was reorganized after experiences of the First World War. With the outbreak of the Second World War, the army had to expand and adapt to fighting modern professional armies in the difficult terrains of desert, jungle, and mountain warfare. Contains 8 maps.