ABSTRACT
This chapter examines Winston S. Churchill’s portrayal of the Indian Army, as set-out in his six-volume memoir The Second World War. Before considering not only why Churchill virtually ignored the largest volunteer force ever amassed, but also the extent to which his narrative influenced the historiography of the Second World War, this work briefly charts Churchill’s career as a writer, historian and memoirist, and his depiction of the Indian Army during the First World War in his World Crisis.
