A detailed review of the Native Army intended to give the raw British officer an indication of the fighting material and capabilities of the Indian Army after the Presidency armies were abolished in 1895. The races discussed in the book are: Pathans, Baluchis, Punjabi Mahomedans, Sikhs, Gurkhas, Dogras, Jats, Aboriginal Tribes, Garhwalis, Hindustani Mahomedans, Rajputs, Mahrattas, Fighting race of South India and Miscellaneous Tribes. This is the standard work on the subject containing much of value on the so-called martial races.
