By the end of the Napoleonic Wars; after a series of titanic struggles against the French and various local rulers during the eighteenth century; Britain had gained mastery of the subcontinent. This period; and the century and a half that followed; saw two powerful cultures locked in an often bloody battle over political control; land; trade and a way of life. In The Lion and the Tiger; Denis Judd tells the fascinating story of the British impact upon India; capturing the essence of what the Raj really meant both for the British and their Indian subjects. Judd examines virtually every aspect of this long and controversial relationship; from the first tentative contacts between East and West; the foundation of the East India Company in 1600; the Victorian Raj in all its pomp and splendor; Gandhi's revolutionary tactics to overthrow the Raj and restore India to the Indians; and Lord Mountbatten's "swift surgery of partition" in 1947; creating the independent Commonwealth states of India and Pakistan. Against this epic backdrop; and using many revealing contemporary accounts; Judd explores the consequences of British rule for both rulers and ruled. Were the British intent on development or exploitation? Were they the "civilizing force" they claimed? What were Britain's greatest legacies--democracy and the rule of law; or cricket and an efficient railway system? Vividly written; based on extensive research; with many new and colorful documentary extracts and literary sources to illustrate the story; The Lion and the Tiger provides an engaging account of a key moment in British Imperial history.
#1143403 in Books 2014-06-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 12.25 x 1.00 x 9.25l; 3.20 #File Name: 190653747X336 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Best He 111 book there is.By Alte AdlerAs with all the other books in this series; Awesome describes it. The menu to write these books is simple. Simply spend a lifetime researching the subject; find unpublished photographs and first person accounts of those that flew; maintained and engineered the subject; and then put it all together. show the best and most accurate in detail and color profiles; and then you've finished. Also; make sure you have a very understanding wife and or family.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Complete thoroughBy J. SullivanComplete thorough history of a major Luftwaffe medium bomber.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book on the He 111 SeriesBy CustomerExceptional quality book; good service. Would have liked more on the rare He 111Z model because so little is available elsewhere.
