"A thorough study of the 1855 Santhal Rebellion which rocked the Bengal Presidency. Stanley portrays the origin, course and consequences of the adivasi insurgency and British counterinsurgency based on the British military records. Incisive and thought-provoking." -- Kaushik Roy, Guru Nanak Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, and Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute Oslo "Anchored in painstaking research undertaken in archives across several continents, Hul! Hul! is a thoughtful, judiciously balanced, and richly textured account of the origins, events, and legacies of one of the largest yet hitherto overlooked uprisings against colonial rule in India. A compelling narrative from which students of military history, Indian history, and imperial history will all stand to profit."--Douglas Peers, Professor of History, University of Waterloo "A gripping account of an important episode in India's colonial history seen from a nuanced military-social perspective. The Hul was overshadowed by the events of the great uprising of 1857 but has finally been resurrected by the chronicler that it deserves."-- Rana Chhina MBE, Editor, United Service Institution of India (USI) Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research "That Santals stood to be shot every time their drums beat for a Santal is both poignant and chilling, as is this book--the most comprehensive, riveting retelling of the rebellion--a history that continues to inform and define the Santals.

"- Ruby Hembrom, Founder and Director of adivaani, and author of Disaibon Hul "Lucidly written, imaginatively structured, and richly documented. This fascinating account of the Santal rebellion, which lies at the unusual intersection of adivasi history and military history, is a must-read for scholars of both these fields."-- Sangeeta Dasgupta, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.