Fighting to the end : the Pakistan Army's way of war
Fair, C. ChristineAuthor
The Pakistan Army is poised for perpetual conflict with India which it cannot win militarily or politically. What explains Pakistan's persistent revisionism despite increasing costs and decreasing likelihood of success? This book argues that an understanding of the army's strategic culture explains its willingness to fight to the end.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Pakistan Army is poised for perpetual conflict with India which it cannot win militarily or politically. What explains Pakistan's persistent revisionism despite increasing costs and decreasing likelihood of success? This book argues that an understanding of the army's strategic culture explains its willingness to fight to the end.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 20, 2014).
Introduction -- Can strategic culture explain the Pakistan Army's persistent revisionism? -- Born an insecure state -- The Army's defense of Pakistan's 'ideological frontiers' -- Pakistan's quest for strategic depth -- India under the Pakistan Army's gaze -- Seeking security through alliances -- Seeking security under a nuclear umbrella -- Jihad under the nuclear umbrella -- Is the past prologue -- The Army's strategic culture and implications for international security.
Pakistan. Army.
National security
Islam and state
Military & Naval Science
Law, Politics & Government
Armies