Eagles over Bangladesh
Subtitle: the Indian Air Force in the 1971 liberation war
By: P.V.S. Jagan Mohan and Samir Chopra
Contributors: Chopra, Samir, author
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Noida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9789351361633
Subjects: India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971; Campaigns; Indic Aerial operations; History; India. Indian Air Force; India
Description: In December 1971 Bangladesh was born. Its birthing was among the mostpainful of any new nation: it had suffered a brutal genocide conductedby its former countrymen from West Pakistan, and a war for liberationfought between the indigenous Mukti Bahini (Liberation Army) and theIndian Armed Forces on one side, and the West Pakistani Armed Forceson the other. Open war broke out on the Western and Eastern fronts inDecember 1971. The war ended quickly, with the West Pakistani Army surrendering in Dacca two weeks later. A significant factor in facilitating the Indian Army's rapid progress to Dacca was the Indian Air Force(IAF) which proved itself to be a formidable fighting force. Eagles over Bangladesh: The Indian Air Force in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War recounts the IAF offensive over Bangladesh, commencing with the raids on Dacca on the first day of the war, and moving on to the final coup de grace delivered on the Governors House in Dacca. It aims to fill in the gaps regarding a military conflict that took place almost four decades ago.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-413) and index.