Introduction; Chapter 1 Warfare and Military Manpower Mobilization in Ancient India, 1500 bcad 550; Chapter 2 Feudal Warfare, c. ad 600ad 1200; Chapter 3 From the Mamluks to the Mansabdars, 12001740; Chapter 4 The Era of European Military Entrepreneurs, 17001850; Chapter 5 The Regimental System of Recruitment, c. 17001947; Chapter 6 Postcolonial Militaries, 19472012; Chapter 7 Insurgent Armies and Counter-Insurgency in South Asia, 19472012; Chapter 8 Non-Combatant Manpower and Warfare; Chapter 9 Conclusion;