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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. The book offers the vast vista of warfare as covered by The Arthasastra, highlighting relevance to modern times. It discusses the Strategic Symbiosis between the percepts of Kautilya and the other great masters Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz and Captain BH Liddell Hart. It looks at India's wars post Independence through the prism of The Arthasastra. The End notes help the reader relate Kautilya's precepts with examples from wars over the ages. Finally it distils some dictums. The relevant portions/complete text of The Arthasastra with annotations and commentary have been included not only to give the reader a look at the amazing depth and detail with which Kautilya deals with each aspect of Governance and war, but also to provide the true flavour of his writings, without which one cannot truly appreciate and understand Kautilya's genius.…

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Prologue. 1. The coming events cast their shadows. 2. Grooming in the shadow of the Raj. 3. A breakthrough. 4. Stars on the ascendant command in World War II. 5. Towards tactical excellence. 6. An army in transit Member Nationalisation Committee. 7. The Indian army on trial. 8. Interlude. 9. For the honour of India Chairman of Neutral nations repatriation commission. 10. The trouble shooter commanding all the army commands. 11. The years enthusiasm. 12. The honourable course. 13. A distant trumpet. 14. The fateful years (1959 1961). 15. Refusing to fade away. 16. At the altar of peace Commander UN Forces in Cyprus. 17. The incomparable Thimayya the man of magic his leadership beyond national boundaries. 18. Thimayya at a glance. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Recently Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw MC was asked who in his opinion had been the best general of the Indian army. Timmy of course he replied and expanded his remark further General Thimayya was not only a brilliant tactician and strategist but one whose vision went beyond everyone else's. The challenges he faced and his response to them were simply incomparable. It is amazing how Thimayya became an important actor in some of the major legacies of conflict of the mid 20 century Korea Kashmir the Chinese hegemony in Asia and Cyprus. He was the only Indian who commanded a brigade in World War II and later in Japan as part of the occupation force. He was the only Indian General who was invited to the Japanese surrender ceremony in Singapore and after whom a boulevard is named in Nicosia Cyprus and whose government also issued a special stamp in his memory. As Commander Punjab Boundary Force he handled the holocaust of partition and saved thousands of refugees it became such an achievement that made the famous poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz say in his praise Na Hindu Na Musalman Sirf insaniat tha Thimayya ka iman (Thimayya was neither Hindu nor Muslim. Humanity alone was his sole faith.). The war he fought in Kashmir against the British led Pakistani Army showed his strategic brilliance. As Chairman of the NNRC in Korea he earned what President Eisenhower called the respect of both sides by firmness and impartiality of his decisions in the face of conflicting pressures and moral view points. He became an instant celebrity. The biography would be of immense interest to historians defence and Thimayya admirers. 394 pp.…