The Indian Contingent
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‘An important and essential work’ SATHNAM SANGHERA
‘An incredible and important story’ MISHAL HUSAIN
‘Groundbreaking ... a riveting and moving account’ YASMIN KHAN
‘A fitting recognition of the contribution of Dunkirk’s forgotten soldiers’ ANAS SARWAR
The incredible untold story of the Indian soldiers at Dunkirk.
On 28 May 1940, in the early days of the Second World War, Major Akbar Khan marched at the...
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‘An important and essential work ... The story of how our ancestors fought in massive numbers for the country that colonized them needs to be told again and again and again’ SATHNAM SANGHERA, author of Empireland ‘Groundbreaking ... a riveting and moving account’ YASMIN KHAN, author of The Raj at War
‘An incredible and important story, finally being told’ MISHAL HUSAIN, presenter of BBC Radio 4 Today and author of The Skills
‘A fitting recognition of the contribution of Dunkirk’s forgotten soldiers ... now more than ever we need to learn the lessons of our diverse history’ ANAS SARWAR, Member of the Scottish Parliament