Armies of the Raj. From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence: 1858-1947 by Farwell, Byron - 1991

New York and London: W.W.Norton & Company, 1991. Book. Fine. Soft cover. (1991) 3rd Printing of paper edition (hardcover 1989). 399pp, many monochrome illustrations, Forewrd, Introduction, 2 appendices, selected bibliography, index. 8vo/21cm. Paper, light wear, internally fine. A reference work but "told with zest and verve" including a look at the relaxation sports of the military as well as most other aspects of the British Indian Army from the Mutiny to Partition. Byron Farwell (1921-1993) was a respected American military historian who wrote a number of books on 19rh and early 20th century British colonial military history..