Soldier and military historian L. W. Shakespear (1860 1933), published this book on the north-eastern frontier of India and its tribes in 1914. He had served in the Assam Military Police Force, and this book, which is illustrated with photographs taken by the author, is 'an attempt to produce something useful and readable at least for those who care about that little known but very interesting corner of India'. The work begins with a review of the archaeology and history of the area, and is particularly concerned with the ethnography of the various border tribes, such as the Kachari, Ahom and...
Soldier and military historian L. W. Shakespear (1860 1933), published this book on the north-eastern frontier of India and its tribes in 1914. He had...