Outstanding Victories of the Indian Army, 1947-1971
About this ebook
This book deals with 11 outstanding victories of the Indian Army; Shalateng, Rajauri and Zoji La from the Kashmir War 1947-48; Chusul from the 1962 Chinese War; Hajipir, Assal Uttar and Phillora from the lndo-Pak War 1965 and Bayra, Sylhet, Basantar and Dacca from the lndo-Pak War 1971. The book narrates the background and conduct of these battles.
It also tries to analyse the factors that contributed to these outstanding victories. It also tries to analyse the qualities that go into the making of a great general.
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About the author
Colonel Bhaskar Sarkar, (Retd) is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and College of Defence Management, Secundrabad. During his 28 year service in the Indian Army he was decorated twice – with Visisth Seva Medal (VSM) in 1982 and Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card in 1986. He held a number of command and staff posts, the ,most important being BM in Nagaland, CO of an Engineer Regiment in Assam, North Bengal and Sikkim and Chief Engineer of a Border Roads project in Rajasthan. He was posted as an instructor at the College of Military Engineering three times, totaling over seven years.
Col Sarkar is a prolific writer and has over twenty articles published in various magazines and newspapers. One of his books Tackling Insurgency and Terrorism: A Blue Print for Action is on the list of recommended reading material for the Army.
