The Royal Indian Navy : trajectories, transformations and the transfer of power /
This book presents a comprehensive history of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN). It traces the origins of the RIN to the East India Company, as early as 1612, and untangles the institution's complex history. Capturing various transitional phases of the RIN, especially during the crucial period of 192...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2020]
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| Summary: | This book presents a comprehensive history of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN). It traces the origins of the RIN to the East India Company, as early as 1612, and untangles the institution's complex history. Capturing various transitional phases of the RIN, especially during the crucial period of 1920-1950, it concludes with the final transfer of the RIN from under the British Raj to independent India. Drawn from a host of primary sources, personal diaries and logs, official reports and documents, the author presents a previously unexplored history of colonial and imperial defence policy, and the contribution of the RIN during the World Wars. This book explores several aspects in RIN's history such as its involvement in the First World War, its status in policies of the British Raj, the martial race theory in the RIN and the development of the RIN from a non-combat force to a full-fledged combat defence force during the Second World War. It also studies the hitherto unexplored causes, nature and impact of the 1946 RIN Revolt on the eve of India's independence from a fresh perspective. An important intervention in the study of military and defence history, this will be an essential read for students, researchers, defense personnel, military academy cadets and general readers. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-237) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138554955 1138554952 |