TY - BOOK AU - Barua,Pradeep TI - Gentlemen of the Raj: the Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817-1949 SN - 0275979997 U1 - 355.3320954 PY - 2003/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 KW - India KW - History, Military KW - History KW - Great Britain KW - Armed forces KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-171) and index; 1. A cathartic debate: the indianization of the Indian army office corps, 1817-1919 -- 2. The High Road to Dehra Dun: the institutionalization of the Indian officer corps, 1919-1947 -- 3. An officer and a gentleman: the socialization of the Indian officer cadet, 1919-1945 -- 4. Wogs in the mess: the introduction of Indian officers into the colonial Indian army, 1919-1947 -- 5. The roots of doctrine: modernization of the Indian army, 1919-1939 -- 6. The crucible of war: the second world war and the emergence of the Indian general staff -- 7. The Indian army and the colonial legacy ER -