Author: Major General Lachhman Singh
Publisher: Natraj Publishers
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 308
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8181580389
Description
A comprehensive account of the war in Bangladesh, unique in that the author has firsthand experience of the operations in which he led his division to victory with distinction. In addition, he has the benefit of personal acquaintance with most of the military commanders on the Indian side, and with some from Pakistan.
The narrative is therefore based on authentic information obtained from practically all the Indian generals who participated in the campaign. He has brought out in ample measure the Pakistani point of view and perception of the war as seen by them and related by them to their opponents in discussions, after their surrender. General Lachhman Singh has covered the vast arena of the war of liberation leading to a decisive victory in Bangladesh in its various aspects including the geopolitical environment, strategy and tactics, partisan warfare, administration and post-victory diplomacy.
The reader gets an eye-witness account, laced with significant anecdotes, which depicts battle situations with all the drama and fog of war. The author has combined meticulous research with expensive and intimate knowledge of the theatre of operations and the various participants in a wide-ranging account. He has brought out lessons of military significance which touch on higher direction of war in our environment.
Contents
Acknowlegemnts
Preface to Second Edition
Introduction
1. Military Geography
2. Geopolitical strategy
3. Pakistan Army
4. Military strategy
5. Partisan Warfare
6. The Northwestern Sector
7. The Southwestern Sector
8. The Jhenida Sector
9. The Jessore Sector
10. The Central Sector
11. The Eastern Sector
12. The Sylhet Sector
13. The Bhairab Bazaar Sector
14. The Chandpur Sector
15. The Battle of Dacca
16. Surrender and Diplomacy
17. Administration
18. Civil Affairs
19. Reflections
Appendix I
Appendix II
Index
Sketches and Maps