{"product_id":"9781408707708","title":"The Indian Empire At War","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost two million volunteers served the Indian army in the Great War, always under British regimental officers, high commanders and staff. 150,000 of them were long-serving pre-war professional soldiers; most of the remainder were wartime recruits, drawn from across South Asia. Half of the Indian soldiers were sent overseas, and those who returned did so with a very different outlook on life - for some it lit the spark for Jihad and for even more it led to a desire for independence. In most histories of the war, the Tommies, pals and poets have dominated the tales - but what of the war as experienced by their Indian counterparts? George Morton-Jack's remarkable, fresh take on the First World War sets this right, telling the Indian army's story of 1914-18…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+George+Morton-Jack\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eGeorge Morton-Jack\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"George Morton-Jack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376764829859,"sku":"9781408707708","price":395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781408707708_43ec0270-a46a-4651-9b4f-19c8a9e855ce.jpg?v=1776528005","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781408707708","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}