India Britannica Author:Geoffrey Moorhouse From the beginning of the East India Company in the seventeenth century down to 28 February 1948, when the 1st Battalion, the Somerset Light Infantry became the last British soldiers to leave Indian soil, Geoffrey Morrhouse charts the course of British rule in India. He does so with enthusiam and even-handedness: the result is a highly individua... more »l and vivid portrayal of Britain's greatest imperial possession.« less
A relatively short and fascinating history of the British Raj. I learned a number of things in this volume that I had not encountered elsewhere in my reading on this subject. It was well written too.