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Military History of India
{ 15.34 x 23.59 cms} Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2021 with the help of original edition published long back. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, Pages 191. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete Military History Of India Sir Jadunath Sarkar
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Published January 1, 2019
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111 books117 followersSir Jadunath Sarkar was a prominent Indian Bengali aristocrat and historian.
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November 14, 2021
If you are interested in Indian history, this is a very useful book.
Jadunath Sarkar covers all the important wars in the history of India starting from the Battle between Alexander and Porus. Starting with the context of the battle, he goes on to explain the formations, the terrain, the tactics, the weapons, the composition and size of the armies and the key events which impacted the outcome of the battle.
The writer has used a lot of historical sources to put this together. As a reader, you are sometimes left unsatisfied and seek more detail but there is only so much information available in the chronicles left behind by the historians of the day.
You will learn a lot from this book. You will understand why the native Indian armies almost always were defeated by foreign invaders. It was a combination of faster horses, artillery and gunpowder, better armour and bows, better fighters and superior Warcraft. With some cunning and last minute switching of sides thrown in.
In the middle of this, you also see the genius of Bajirao. The Rajputs had valour but were also tactically naive. You realise that all Muslim fighters weren’t the same. The Turkish ones were superior to the Afghans.
Some people are missing. People like Krishnadeva Rai, Ranjit Singh, the British, the Guptas and Mauryas, the people down South, the Ahoms etc.
This book will whet your appetite. You will want to read more.
Jadunath Sarkar covers all the important wars in the history of India starting from the Battle between Alexander and Porus. Starting with the context of the battle, he goes on to explain the formations, the terrain, the tactics, the weapons, the composition and size of the armies and the key events which impacted the outcome of the battle.
The writer has used a lot of historical sources to put this together. As a reader, you are sometimes left unsatisfied and seek more detail but there is only so much information available in the chronicles left behind by the historians of the day.
You will learn a lot from this book. You will understand why the native Indian armies almost always were defeated by foreign invaders. It was a combination of faster horses, artillery and gunpowder, better armour and bows, better fighters and superior Warcraft. With some cunning and last minute switching of sides thrown in.
In the middle of this, you also see the genius of Bajirao. The Rajputs had valour but were also tactically naive. You realise that all Muslim fighters weren’t the same. The Turkish ones were superior to the Afghans.
Some people are missing. People like Krishnadeva Rai, Ranjit Singh, the British, the Guptas and Mauryas, the people down South, the Ahoms etc.
This book will whet your appetite. You will want to read more.
August 15, 2022
A splendid overview of how the war machines in Indian subcontinent developed over time. What I missed is the development of european styled platoons during the late 18th early 19th century that impacted the rise of the British rule. Many facets like Ganimi Kaawa and Pindharis are undermined. The great navy of the Siddis and Marathas also does not find any place in this book. An exciting read but keeps the reader unsatisfied.
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