Trautmann, Thomas R., <br/><br/>
Elephants and kings :  an environmental history / 
Thomas Trautmann. 
 - Chicago :   The University of Chicago Press,   2015. 
 - xvi, 372 p.  maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Retreat and persistence of elephants -- Elephants and Indian kingship -- War elephants -- Structures of use: caturaga, vihana, vyha -- Elephant knowledge -- The spread of the war elephant -- North India, South India, Sri Lanka -- The Near East, North Africa, Europe -- Southeast Asia -- After the war elephant -- Drawing the balance, looking ahead. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788178243917 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elephants--War use--History.--India<br/>Asiatic elephant--History.--India<br/>Asiatic elephant--Ecology--History.--India<br/>Forest conservation--History.--India
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--History, Military.<br/>India--Kings and rulers--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.424 TRA