Thousands of Heroes Have Arisen - Singh Bassi, Sukwinder
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The book explores many reasons why Sikhs rose to the challenge of fighting in the Great War. Utilising hundreds of unpublished letters written to and from Sikh soldiers and multiple other sources, the book builds a picture of the human experience of Sikhs during the Great War.

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The book explores many reasons why Sikhs rose to the challenge of fighting in the Great War. Utilising hundreds of unpublished letters written to and from Sikh soldiers and multiple other sources, the book builds a picture of the human experience of Sikhs during the Great War.
Autorenporträt
Sukwinder Singh Bassi is the British born son of Sikh parents who emigrated to England from the Punjab. He has had a long career developing his research and analytical experience in the field of health informatics, and works for England's health and social care regulator. He has a passionate interest in military and social history, with a special interest in both world wars and, in particular, Sikh heritage. His motivation for compiling this book was created on the back of a tour of the Great War battlefields of northern France and Belgium in 2014. Accompanied by his eleven year old son, Sukwinder was transfixed by the rows and rows of Sikh names at the Indian Memorial in Neuve Chapelle and on the Menin Gate in Ypres. He decided there and then that he would find out as much as possible about the people who had come thousands of miles to fight in Europe. Sukwinder's first book, Thousands Of Heroes Have Arisen, is the result of more than five years of painstaking research and endeavour, immersing the reader in the Sikh experience of the Great War years.