"The Ravi Lancers", by John Masters, published by Doubleday & Co, Garden City, 1972.

Set in Flanders during the early months of World War I. The Ravi Lancers is the private regiment of an Indian Prince whose new C.O. Warren Bateman is determined to mold them into a first-class fighting force though they owe their allegiance to the Second-in-Command, Prince Krishna Ram, the Rajah's heir.

"In this powerful story of a regiment trained in India and thrown into the slaughter of France during the first World War, John Masters focuses on two men in crisis. One, Major Warren Bateman, wants to prove that his Hindu troops can triumph using European methods and outlooks. The other, Prince Krishna Ram, first agrees with Bateman but comes to feel later that his people must fight and live in their own way and without sacrificing their cultural identity..." [from the front flap of dj]

The novel "Ravi Lancers" (1972) is part of the series of novels portraying the British Raj through the experiences of members of the Savage family. Many of the incidents portrayed are based on the reminiscences of family-members and veterans in his Gurkha regiment.

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Original dust jacket [some wear and small edge creases]; hard boards, original publisher’s black cloth with red and gold stamping on spine; 5.3/4” x 8.1/2”; red endpapers; 447 pages, very good condition.