Best Black Troops in the World : British Perceptions & the Making of the Sepoy 1746-1805

This book explore the role played by the british perceptions on indian culture and soldiers in the formation of east India company's sepoy army in the second half of the 18th century.

It examine the influence of british perception on its place at the barrack room to the battlefield, demonstrating that prejudice was a cornerstone in the making of the company's indian army.