"It is a refreshing change to see a senior, serving IAF officer writing an all-encompassing tri-service military history, following in the footsteps of the great Thucydides, and closer home, Lt Gen P S Bhagat,Maj Gen DK Palit and Lt Gen S K Sinha. Most of our military history, written by retired armed forces officers, concerns their own service and are either personal accounts justifying their conduct, or provide their perception of historical events. The author has maintained a detached, scholarly approach, devoid of service and regimental loyalties or even patriotic emotions. To that extent, the book is
a benchmark.
Subramaniam is widely read and his research is thorough, as is evident from72 pages of endnotes, detailed secondary sources and an elaborate index. His research is supplemented by primary material from interviews and the Ministry of Defence archives.
The book provides an excellent overview of the Indian armed forces, warts and all, from 1947 to 1971, with a special focus on politico-military relations and the conduct of war. Each war is dealt with at three levels: strategic, operational and tactical…"
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