Garhwal Aur Pratham Vishwa-Yudh
Devesh Joshi · Winsar Publishing Co.
Before the First World War, Garhwali soldiers were neither familiar with nor trained in European styles of warfare. The mere thought of the extremely harsh and adverse conditions our soldiers faced in this great war is enough to make one's hair stand on end. These soldiers were deployed to a country where they were unaccustomed to the climate and unfamiliar with the language; they had no knowledge of the local people or their customs either. Prior to this, they had never witnessed high-intensity explosives, ferocious bombardment, or aerial warfare, nor were they acquainted with trench warfare. Without any prior preparation or training, they had to confront state-of-the-art, powerful, and ruthless weaponry—the likes of which the world had never seen before. They had no access to comforts or respite, nor any connection to their homes and villages. They were not even fighting for their own country or their own people. They were surrounded by an environment that could easily plunge anyone into deep depression.
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