Saul David's book on the Indian Mutiny (which was absolutely not a war of independence) entitled "The Indian Mutiny", published in 2003 http://sauldavid.co.uk/books/the-indian-mutiny-1857/ is, probably, the best single text on the subject. More here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/753697.The_Indian_Mutiny Some Indian nationalists have condemned it as not fitting in with their agenda, but, as the reviews show, it is a good, balanced text that uses primary sources.