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IMPERIAL KHAKI

INDIA'S FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN

AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE

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Sep 191 min read

India's skilled blacksmiths learnt to forge knives from the debris of a war that forged the Indian Army

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Sep 61 min read

The 'Indian Order Of Merit': Before 1911, for British India's fighting men it was the equivalent of the Victoria Cross – and one Gurkha soldier won it 4 times

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Aug 231 min read

The Thunder Run: Indian speed and combined arms across the dusty plains of Burma in 1945

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Aug 231 min read

India's Desert Maharaja: While his Camel Corps fought the enemy, he fought to sign the Treaty Of Versailles on behalf of India

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Jul 291 min read

The Indian doctor who escaped from Colditz, Nazi manipulation and the deep suspicion of his fellow POWs

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Jul 291 min read

Size & strength aren't everything: A lesson from war elephants on India's battlefields

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Jun 71 min read

No.110 'Hyderabad' Squadron: A gift from the Nizam of Hyderabad to the RAF in 1917 – and the IAF in 1947

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Jun 71 min read

The 15th Punjab Regiment: A story of faith, fighting, and ultimately, the separation of comrades-in-arms

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May 311 min read

The East India Company's rule in India: It ended with a bullet – and with a twist

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May 311 min read

From simple Indian village headmaster to sophisticated spy-explorer of Tibet: The odyssey of Nain Singh Rawat

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May 171 min read

The Indian Army in Mesopotamia: Capt. T. E. Lawrence wasn't the only reason the Ottoman Turks lost Arabia in World War One

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May 101 min read

The Rajputana Rifles: The brave shall inherit the Earth – but first they have to fight the world for it

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May 11 min read

Skinner's Horse: The Indian cavalry regiment that goes into battle with a prayer on its lips

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Apr 191 min read

Over 100 years ago the Marathas helped ships sail unhindered through the Persian Gulf

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Apr 51 min read

The Bengal Tiger that fought tooth and claw at the 'Gibralter of the East'

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Mar 181 min read

Defeat into victory: The Indian Army's greatest lesson in Burma

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Mar 11 min read

On 25 October 1944 the Imperial Japanese Navy's Zuikaku was sunk; on 4 March 1961, INS Vikrant became Asia's next aircraft carrier

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Feb 221 min read

Lucknow 1857: The Indians fought so hard, British officers and soldiers were awarded 24 Victoria Crosses in a day

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Feb 201 min read

Kukri: A knife that tells the story of India's and Nepal's soldiers

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Feb 191 min read

From 1776 to 2026 India's oldest armoured regiment has ridden through history

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