A History of the Pakistan Army
Subtitle: Wars and Insurrections
By: Brian Cloughley
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng; snd
Number of pages: 589
ISBN-13: 9780199067152
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Politics and government; Military History; Pakistan. Army; Pakistan; History
Description: "The scope of this in-depth study of the Pakistan Army is wide as the army has played a major part in the country's history. The author describes Pakistan's violent internal politics and erratic international relations with deep knowledge gained through long association with the country and its armed forces. Pakistan's  wars with India are covered vividly, drawing on unpublished material and details from Indian as well as Pakistani sources. The country's resurrection under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is described, as is the decade of dictatorship that followed his period in power. The story of its aftermath, when Pakistan grappled with unaccustomed democracy and verged on anarchy, is told with the aid of personal knowledge of many of the senior players. This fourth edition incorporates new chapters covering the Musharraf years, the effects on Pakistan of the war in Afghanistan and operations in the border region, the nuclear programme, relations with the US, and discussion of the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence." -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Beginnings; title: Ayub Khan - Adjutant-General to President; title: Preparations for War; title: 1965 Phase One - Kashmir; title: The September War; title: The Last Years of Ayub; title: Yahya Khan and the Inevitability of the 1971 War; title: Civil War and the Indian Invasion; title: War in the West - and the Fall of Yahya; title: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; title: The Years of Zia; title: Democracy Again; title: Karamat, Kargil,Chaos; title: The Coup and the Borders; title: Pay, Plots, and Pensions; title: Challenges and Responses - the Army under Pressure; title: Terrorism and Insurrection in Mursharraf's Last Years of Power; title: Intelligence Rules; title: Nuclear Complications; title: Pakistan in Danger: 2008-2009; title: Defence Budgeting, Procurement, and Production; title: UN Peacekeeping; title: Kayani's Army (1); title: Kayani's Army (2).