Jammu and Kashmir War (1947-48)

ABOUT THE BOOK An indepth examination of political and military perspective of Jammu and Kashmir War 1947-48 throws up many intriguing questions. What was the British role in the Kashmir conflict? Why did the Nehru dominated Indian leadership fail to defend and promote vital national interests? There are many more such questions. Maj Gen Bajwa a military historian and a defense analyst makes an honest attempt to find the answers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Major General Kuldip Singh Bajwa had the rare distinction of having served in the engineers the infantry (3 Jat) and the artillery three of the premier fighting arms of the army. A graduate from the Defence Services Staff College Wellington he held a variety of command and staff appointments. He took part in all the Indian military operations starting from 1947-48 to the Indo-Pak War 1971 and commanded an infantry brigade and a division. For nearly 18 years he was a widely read newspaper columnist on defence related subjects. His first book The Falcon in My Name–A Soldiers Diary has been well received.