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Soft cover. Zustand: New. Founded in 1870, the United Service Institution of India (USI) is an extraordinary security and defence services think tank. Its journal, published quarterly since 1872, is the oldest defence journal in Asia and one of the most prestigious in the world. This anthology comprises articles from the USI Journal that span almost 150 years and shed light on a variety of topics pertaining to the development of military science and strategic thought in South Asia. With writings on subjects ranging from campaign studies, to reminiscences of soldiers in battle, to larger questions of defence policy, Military Musings is a rare and valuable addition to literature on India s military thought and history. Mander brings us voices of out-of-work daily-wage and informal workers, the homeless and the destitute, all overwhelmed by hunger and dread. From the highways and overcrowded quarantine centres, he brings us stories of migrant workers who walked hundreds of kilometres to their villages or were prevented from doing so and detained. He lays bare the criminal callousness at the heart of a strategy that forced people to stay indoors in a country where tens of crores live in congested shanties or single rooms with no possibility of physical distancing, no toilets and no running water. Combining ground reports with hard data, Mander argues with great clarity and passion that India is in the middle of a humanitarian catastrophe, the effects of which will be felt for decades.…

8pp, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Planning and Conduct of the Air Assault Op atTangail 11 December 1971/Lieutenant General Mathew Thomas, PVSM, AVSM,VSM (Retd). 3. Spearhead into Tangail: An Account of the Pathfinders and their Subsequent Operations/Lieutenant Colonel Ravindra Singh Bangari (Retd);Colonel TC Bhardwaj, SM (Retd); Colonel KR Nair (Retd). 4. With the Jangi Paltan in the 1971 War for the Liberationof Bangladesh/Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar, PVSM, AVSM,VrC (Retd). 5. Special Heliborne Operations (SHBOs) by Mi-4s in the1971 Liberation War/Squadron Leader Pushp Vaid, VrC (Retd). 6. Capture of Sylhet: India s first heliborne operation/Major General Ian Cardozo, AVSM, SM (Retd). 7. A Field Gunner in the Bangladesh Operations/Major General SC Sabharwal, VrC (Retd). 8. Kaleidoscope of Memories: War in the East/Brigadier Ajit Apte (Retd). 9. Enemies Turned Friends/Lieutenant Colonel MS Minhas (Retd). 10. 1971: A Birds-eye View away from the War- Fighting Fronts/Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd). 11. In the Forefront: An ADC recalls the Battle of Chhamb/Colonel Mahesh Chadha (Retd). 12. The Chhamb Battle as experienced from Artillery Gun Areas/Lieutenant General Baljit Singh, AVSM, VSM (Retd). 13. Baptism by Fire/Brigadier Rajiv Williams, YSM (Retd). 14. Some Recollections: Western Theatre Shakargarh Sector I Corps/Brigadier Sukhjit Singh, MVC (Retd). 15. In Action: Shakargarh Sector, Pakistan, 1971/Lieutenant Colonel Rajendra Singh, SM (Retd). 16. Indelible Recollections: 4/8 Gorkha Rifles in the 1971 War/Major General Ashok Krishna, AVSM (Retd). Index. The war clouds that had been gathering over the subcontinent for over a year burst forth in December 1971. The ensuing third Indo-Pak conflict which was fought on two fronts resulted in a resounding victory for India and the birth of a new nation: Bangladesh. This volume is a modest attempt to record the first-person accounts and reminiscences of a few veterans of the 1971 war who saw action on either of the two fronts. Personal accounts add flesh to the dry bones of history, and it is hoped that this small anthology will serve to assist future historians of South Asia in their work when they examine the momentous events of 1971 through their own lens.…

Zustand: New. pp. 272 Figures (Col.), Illus. (Col.).

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. The presidents horsemen/T.S. Mundi. 2. In the service of the Governor-general/Rana T.S. Chhina. 3. In the service of the president/Rana T.S. Chhina. 4. All the President's men/Rana T.S. Chhina. 5. All the President's Horses/Yashaswini Chandra. 6. Afterword/Anil Khosla. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. For Centuries, the head of the state, who was usually a monarch, was protected by a specially chosen band of warriors renowned for their skill at arms and prowess in battle. These chosen few in time came to be known as the guards of the bodyguards and were the elite of the armies from amongst which they were selected. They protected the person of the monarch and members of the royal family, both in times of war and peace. It is on the basis of their special relationship with the monarch that they were also known as household troops and as such occupied pride of place in the order of march at the head of the army along with the sovereign. In India, the President's Bodyguard (PBG) performs the duties of the household cavalry of the Indian head of the state. Based within the precincts of the President's Estate in the heart of New Delhi, it is not merely a ceremonial unit. Its personnel, required to be at least six feet in height, are professional soldiers, who combine cavalry tradition and ceremonial elan with their duties as trained paratroopers and members of the Indian Armoured Corps. Apart from its connection with the head of the state, the PBG is also the oldest regiment in the Indian Army with a lineage dating back to 1773. As such it is the most senior unit of the Indian Army and occupies pride of place in the regimental order of precedence to stand at the right of the line on any ceremonial parade or order of March. This book traces the history and ethos of this remarkable regiment. It is part of a series of volumes documenting different aspects of the rich cultural, social and historical legacy of the Rashtrapati Bhavan as a national institution. (jacket).…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents: 1. Overview. 2. Western front. 3. East Africa. 4. Egypt and Palestine. 5. Gallipoli. 6. Mesopotamia. 7. Minor theatres. 8. Medical and wounded. 9. Types of the Indian Army. 10. Epilogue. 11. Acknowledgements. The First World War changed the course of modern history. Some 1.4 million Indians served in various theatres of war around the world. Their significant involvement, which has been largely overlooked till now, is dramatically captured in this pictorial record for the very first time. This book is a homage to the memory of a forgotten legion, which served its country with honour and fidelity. Rana TS Chhina served in the Indian Air Force as a helicopter pilot. He is currently secretary of the USI Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research and Vice President of the Indian Military Historical Society, UK. He is also a member of the joint USI-MEA steering Committee responsible for coordinating international and national commemoration of India's participation in the First World War in connection with the centenary of the conflict. (jacket).…

BINDING - Rebound full cloth. Zustand: CONDITION - Used/ Good. 147 Pages.

Zustand: New. pp. vi + 145 Illus., Map (Col.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Text in English. 145 pp. The First World War changed the course of modern history. Some 1.4 million Indians served in various theatres of war around the world. Their significant involvement, which has been largely overlooked till now, is dramatically captured in this pictorial record for the very first time. This book is a homage to the memory of a forgotten legion, which served its country with honour and fidelity.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: Preface. I. India: 1001. Bharat Ratna. 1002. Param Vir Chakra. 1003. Ashoka Chakra. 1004. Padma Vibhushan. 1005. Padma Bhushan. 1006. Sarvottam yuddh Seva Medal. 1007. Param Vishisht Seva Medal. 1008. Maha Vir Chakra. 1009. Kirti Chakra. 1010. Padma Shri. II. Provincial medals. III. Non-Indian Awards: 3001. United Nations: Korea Service Medal. 3002. International commission for supervision and control in Indo-China: service medal. 3003. United Nations emergency force. 3004. United Nations observation group in Lebanon. 3005. Operations des Nations Unies au Congo. IV. Awards of the provisional government of Azad Hind: 4001. Shaheed-i-Bharat. 4002. Apocryphal Order. 4003. Sher-i-Hind. 4004. Sardar-i-Jang. 4005. Vir-i-Hind. Ribbon Chart. Appendices: i. Governors-general, Presidents, and Prime Ministers. ii. Financial rewards. iii. Thoughts on the honours system in independent India. iv. Thematic table of Indian Medals. Bibliography. Index. With India's independence in 1947 and emergence as fully self-governing republic in 1950, new awards were created to reward Indian citizens for bravery and national service. While these new national awards grew out of the historical heritage of the period of British Rule, they also represented the unique values of the new republic. This book presents a systematic overview of the official military, police, and civilian awards of the Republic of India from 1947 through to the present day. In addition to presenting a detailed catalogue of official awards, this work also surveys the development of policy on such awards, considers their changing legal status, and provides a critique of the policies that governed their creation and bestowal. While focusing on official National Awards, the book also provides information on Indian provincial awards, on Foreign Awards given to Indian's and on awards of the pre-1947 provisional government of free India. While much space is necessarily devoted to Military Awards, attention is also given to Civilian Awards, to the awards of the police and fire services and to the other official awards of the Indian Republic. This is the first book to focus on this important topic and should be of special interest to those in the Defence and other uniformed services, to national policy makers, to students and collectors of decoration and medals, and to those with an interest in the social and political history of India. Members of the general public with an interest in how such national honours are awarded or with a curiosity over the meaning of all those bits of coloured silk that are worn on uniforms, will find this a useful and handy work of reference." (jacket). …