“Pakistanis” in World War II
A new article on masud.co.uk Britain?s Pakistani communities and their contribution to the Italian Campaign of World War II by Jahan Mahmood, Visiting Lecturer, University of Birmingham, April 2009 Britain ?couldn?t have come through both wars if they hadn?t the Indian army? Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck This paper explains the historical and political reasons behind Muslim recruitment during the Second World War. It provides a breakdown of Muslim casualties in Italy according to recruitment areas within British India and…