India's Wars
A Military History (1947-1971)
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Narrated by:
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Surjan Singh
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Written by:
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Arjun Subramaniam
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India's armed forces play a key role in protecting the country and occupy a special place in the Indian people's hearts, yet standard accounts of contemporary Indian history rarely have a military dimension. In India's Wars, serving Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam seeks to rectify that oversight by giving India's military exploits their rightful place in history.
Subramaniam begins India's Wars with a frank call to reinvigorate the study of military history as part of Indian history more generally. Part II surveys the development of the India's army, navy, and air force from the early years of the modern era to 1971. In Parts III and IV, Subramaniam considers conflicts from 1947 to 1962 as well as conflicts with China in 1962 and Pakistan in 1965 and 1971. Part V concludes by assessing these conflicts through the lens of India's ancient strategist, Kautilya, who is revered in India as much as Sun Tzu is in China.
Not merely a wide-ranging historical narrative of India's military performance in battle, India's Wars also offers a strategic, operational and human perspective on the wars fought by independent India's armed forces. Subramaniam highlights possible ways to improve the synergy between the three services and argues in favor of the declassification of historical material pertaining to national security. The author also examines the overall state of civil-military relations in India, leadership within the Indian armed forces as well as training, capability building and other vitally important issues of concern to citizens, the government and the armed forces. This objective and critical analysis provides policy cues for the reinvigoration of the armed forces as a critical tool of statecraft and diplomacy.
Listeners will come away from India's Wars with a greater understanding of the international environment of war and conflict in modern India. Laced with veterans' intense experiences in combat operations and deeply researched and passionately written, it unfolds with surprising ease and offers a fresh perspective on independent India's history.
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- Abhinav Anand
- 30-08-19
A must read for all Indians
I came to know about many details about India's war after going through this book. The book itself is quite objective and covers both the successes and failures of the Indian Military. This book must be read by all Indians to understand the sacrifices day be by our military to keep this nation protected. Jai Hind.
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- Tushar
- 05-05-20
India's wars through Arjun's eyes
Beautifully nareted by Arjun Sir, it kept my adrenaline rush going through out the book. I liked the open critics and objectivity and scenario discussion, what if. Also loved the way emphasised the need of joint ops and strategic and tactical moves. Lastly, he did suggest many good reads on the subject, awesome. Thank you.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-09-20
loved it,
loved it, very highly researched and a must read for all military history buffs out there.
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- Manik Sejwal
- 20-09-19
bass heavy
There is too much bass in the audio making it distracting and harder to focus on the content
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- Vinay Antony Payyapilly
- 09-09-19
A good book spoiled by bad reading
While the content of the book was engrossing, any the reading let's it down. Misplaced pauses and mispronounced words take away from the book.
That said, I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the subject or wanting to learn more.
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- Ravi Balakrishnan
- 19-01-22
Excellent Account of post Independence India Wars
Excellent book that covers how Indian army was formed prior to independence, its various post independence wars, and very detailed analysis of what went well and what didn't.
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- Keshav Nair
- 29-09-19
Gripping Saga of India's Wars
The book represents a thrilling experience of India's Military conflicts with its neighbours during and post independence. The narrtor takes us into a virtual world where we can visualize the events before our eyes. The heroic acts of the soldiers and exemplary leadership of Indian Military is clearly brought out in this book. It is unfortunate that such true and heroic acts of our soldiers are unknown to many. I hope that such stories of bravery are included in our school curriculum to enable the young generation to realize the sacrifices of our brave soldiers in the line of duty, which they are doing even today. A salute to all the soldiers, no matter their rank for protecting our borders and letting us to sleep in peace. The narration was excellent and keeps the listener glued to the next sequence of events. Thoroughly enjoyed reading the book.
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- ARUN R NAMBISAN
- 10-12-20
Well researched extremely interesting
A well researched and extremely interesting book. Worth the time spent, it gives a well rounded perspective in a concise manner.
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- Arvind Passey
- 17-02-22
Forget the fictional accounts of India's wars
No fictionalized book on our wars can ever match this one volume. Arjun Subramaniim has done a thorough job of not just compiling facts but his writing style makes sure that even a non-uniformed reader will remain glued to the narrative. The author has pointed out the necessity of the army, navy, and airforce coming together to conceptualise and activate plans that can turn them into victories. - Arvind Passey - Blog: www.passey.info
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- Anonymous User
- 11-08-22
must read book
this book gives the best knowledge of wars till 1971 war in brief. and also enlightened the gaps or mistakes done by polical leadership. and also talks about the military leadership and their psychology.
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