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The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Volume 3: Offensives and Counteroffensives in the South-West

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Volume 3: Offensives and Counteroffensives in the South-West

Rikhye, Ravi

Paperback

Series: Asia@War

General Asian HistoryGeneral Military HistoryGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $29.95

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 15, 2026

ISBN10: 180451487X
ISBN13: 9781804514870
Publisher: Helion & Company
Published: Nov 15 2026
Pages: 88
Language: English
This volume analyzes the south-western battles of the India-Pakistan clash that led to Bangladesh's emergence as an independent nation, with extensive photographs and color artworks.

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Volume 3 is a highly authoritative and richly illustrated account of the war during which Bangladesh was born as an independent state. This volume details the offensives and counteroffensives on the south-western section of the India-Pakistan border.

In 1947, India and Pakistan were partitioned by their former colonial ruler, Great Britain, leaving unresolved the issue of Kashmir. This triggered wars between the new states in 1947-48, 1965, 1971 and a continuing insurgency/counterinsurgency.

Late in the afternoon of 3 December 1971, in an attempt to distract New Delhi from developments in its eastern wing, Pakistan initiated hostilities with India by flying a series of air strikes against the forward air bases of the Indian Air force. Thus began the 'official' part of the India-Pakistan War of 1971, a bitter conventional war of the highest intensity in the history of the two countries since their independence. During the following weeks, a series of pitched battles took place as the two parties began exchanging blows almost everywhere along their 2,000-kilometre long mutual borders. By 16 December, and rather suddenly, the conflict was over: once East Pakistan had been overrun by India, Islamabad had no incentive to continue fighting a war it could not possibly win. Through the extensive use of official records and participant recollections, rare photography and authentic color profiles, Ravi Rikhye tells the captivating story of the biggest military conflict fought between India and Pakistan to date, and the war that resulted in the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.

The third volume of The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 examines the events on the battlefields of the south-western border area between India and Pakistan and is extensively illustrated with photographs and includes specially commissioned color artworks.

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