As Told by Them - Personal Narratives of Indian Soldiers Who Fought During the World War II

This book is a collection of experiences of Hindustani soldiers during the World War II. What they told was recorded in their own words. It is a stirring saga of sacrifice and their spirited will to survive even on a ration of biscuits on battlefields. Besides forming a significant section of manpower in W.W. II, they depict a fascinating historic account of the people of the countries they visited and the troops of the enemy they fought with. They give details and descriptions which have perhaps never figured in any book on Military History. These stories come from soldiers, majority of who were illiterate village boys. Above all it depicts the life in the British period and the administration in those days. The narrations are a slice of British Indian history.

• Author Name: Ravi Inder Singh Sidhu

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• Pages: 252
• 9788192950846 • Hardback • 2014 • Rs.695
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• As Told by Them - Personal Narratives of Indian Soldiers Who Fought During the World War II

Patiala born Ravi Inder Singh, after initial education in Urdu by a Maulvi, did his schooling at Welham School, Dehradun from 1948 to 1951, and then passed Senior Cambridge exam from the Doon School, Dehradun in 1957. He did B.A. History (Hons) in 1961 from St. Stephens College, Delhi and M.A. (History) from Delhi University in 1963. On passing the U.P.S.C. exam in 1964, he joined Indian Railway Traffic Service, as a Class-I (Group ‘A’) Officer in Central Services in September 1965, and retired in February 2001. After his retirement he settled in his home town Patiala and as an amateur writer has continued to write. His work has been compiled over several years by locating and visiting the Indian World War 2 veterans.