TheIndianMutinywasaseriesofgenerallyunconnectedmilitaryrevoltsofnativeIndiansoldiers,frequentlyaccompaniedbybloodyatrocitiesandsuppressedbytheBritishwithequalsavagery,againsttheruleandauthorityoftheEastIndiaCompany.ItwasalsoperhapstheinevitableclashofBritish'civilization'withIndiancustoms,traditions,andreligion.ThisconflictdefinitelyshockedtheBritish,anditwasapivotaleventinBritishimperialandmilitary,aswellasIndian,history.TheIndianMutinybrokeouton10May1857,anditdidnotofficiallyenduntil8July1859.TheMutinyitselfcanbedividedintoanumberofcampaigns.ThefirstcampaignconsistedofthesiegeandcaptureofDelhi(June-September1857).ThesecondwasthecampaigninOudh,includingthedefenseoftheLucknowResidency(July-November1857);theSeptemberandNovember1857reliefsofLucknow;thedefense(June1857)andthethreebattlesofCawnpore(July,November,andDecember1857);thefinalcaptureofLucknowinMarch1858;andthepacificationofOudhandRohilkand(Apri-June1858).OperationsinCentralIndiawereconductedintwophases,fromJune-November1857andJanuary-June1858.TheBattleofGwalior,19June1858,wasthelastmajorengagementoftheIndianMutiny.FinalmoppingupoperationstookplacefromJuly1858untilMay1859.IndianMutiny,1857-1859:ASelectedBibliographyisacomprehensiveandauthoritativeresearchguideandbibliographicplatformthatidentifiesandfrequentlyannotatesthousandsofcontemporary,current,andhard-to-findEnglish-andforeign-languagebooks,journalarticles,governmentdocuments,academicstudies,andunpublishedpersonalpapersanddiariesonallaspectsoftheIndianMutiny.Arrangedchronologicallyandtopically,chapterscovergeneralIndianhistory,Britishimperialism,theEastIndiaCompany,anditsarmy;thecausesoftheIndianMutinyandkeyIndianleaders(NanaSahib,RaniofJhansi,TantiaTopi,andothers);andmilitaryoperationsandactivitiesoftheMutiny,withindividualchaptersfocusingonDelhi,Cawnpore,andLucknow.Otherchaptersaredevotedtoparticipatingunitandregimentalhistories;theaftermathoftheIndianMutiny;LondonGazetteDespatches;andvarioussupportingservicesoftheBritishandIndianArmiesandrelatedsubjects,includingintelligenceoperationsandengineerandmedicalsupport,thepress,religion,literature,genderstudies,awards,andmonumentsandmemorials.Furtherchaptersincludeautobiographies,biographies,journals,andlettersofleadingmilitarycommanders(Campbell,Havelock,Outram,Rose,andNapier)andotherMutinyparticipantsandobservers.Documentrepositoriesandmilitaryarchivesaroundtheworldhavebeenscouredtoidentifyandlisthundredsofunpublishedparticipantletters,diaries,andmanuscripts;officialgovernmentdocuments;andpublishedsoldiers'letters.Ofsignificance,thisbibliographyalsoenumerateshundredsofbookchapters,journalarticles,andconferencepapersoriginatinginIndiaincommemorationofthe150thanniversaryoftheIndianMutinyin2007andprovidinganIndianperspectiveonevents.ThedefinitiveanduniqueIndianMutiny,1857-1859:ASelectedBibliographyisanindispensablereferenceandveritabletreasuretroveforresearchingthecauses,operations,leadership,andresultsoftheIndianMutiny,awatershedeventthatshooktheBritishEmpiretoitsveryfoundationsinthe1850sandpavedthewayforIndianindependenceacenturylater.