Kargil: From Surprise To Victory

In February 1999, Pakistani Army personnel, disguised as jihadi militants, infiltrated into mountainous Kargil and occupied key vantage points. Their intrusion triggered a limited war between the world's newest nuclear states. It was a bitter battle, and one that threw up important lessons for India's defence preparedness, as also its responses to conflicts such as this. This incisive book by General V.P. Malik, former Chief of the Army Staff, analyses the reasoning behind the Pakistani Army's moves and tactics and reviews crucial issues such as the extent of intelligence and surveillance failure on the Indian side and the measures necessary to redress these failings. Away from questions of strategy and tactics, however, Kargil is also a reminder of the unalloyed heroism that was on display during those grim weeks, heroism that become a benchmark for valour.

Author: Malik V. P. General
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/20/2020
Pages: 468
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.04d
ISBN13: 9788172239671
ISBN10: 817223967X
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Security (National & International)

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