The Amritsar Massacre Women in WWI from conscription to its aftermath

from conscription to its aftermath

in the hour of his country’s greatest need

" —Anne Chisolm

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The Amritsar Massacre Women in WWI from conscription to its aftermathDescription by Vanessa Holburn Hardcover The shocking massacre of 379 unarmed Indians in the enclosed Jallianwala Bagh park on the command of a British army officer on April 13th, 1919 is considered a brutal example of colonial abuse. Immediately afterwards martial law was established with harsh penalties and punishments. Often considered as the darkest period of the Raj, the massacre helped galvanize the Indian Nationalist movement, making full