Full Spectrum: India's Wars, 1972-2020 by Arjun SubramaniamMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Intensely researched scholarly work, brilliantly executed – an apt sequel to India's Wars: A Military History 1947-1971.
There is no jingoism, it is factual, unbiased and balanced, giving the enemy their due when called for. There are gripping descriptions of action on the battlefield and adequate representations to the three arms of the Armed Forces. This is comprehensive coverage of the Naga and Mizo insurgency, UN assignments, Siachen, Kargil, IPKF in Sri Lanka, Operation Bluestar, J&K and LOC, China and LAC, but without too much detail – that is left for the end in the form of a list of recommended reading for a more complete picture.
The armed forces have performed creditably with the limited resources at their disposal; it is the venal, vacillating, pusillanimous politicians down the years that have let them down – time and time again.
A must read for every Indian.
View all my reviews
No comments:
Post a Comment