ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the development of training in the Indian Army from the 1930s until the end of the Second World War. It concentrates on the training manuals produced by the Indian Army before and during the war as well as the officers who were responsible for training in the Indian Army. The pre-war training structure consisted of four training centres or schools for the Artillery, three for the Engineers, two for signals and the Veterinary Corps, one each for the Royal Indian Army Service Corps, and the Indian Army Ordnance Corps. The need for a comprehensive Jungle Warfare doctrine had been highlighted by the Infantry Committee. Wavell convened the Infantry Committee in June 1943 with a brief to improve the standard of British and Indian infantry in theatre. The Indian Army was well versed in mountain warfare due to the experience of fighting on the North West Frontier.
