books.google.co.in - The dramatic transformation of a small British-led colonial force into a large modern national army, complete with its own institutional officer corps, is a unique event, one without parallel. Indeed, the Indian Army's evolution challenges many current theories on the nature of British colonial rule...http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Gentlemen_of_the_Raj.html?id=-U8IUoC_tP0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareGentlemen of the Raj