Limited War in South Asia: From Decolonization to Recent Times (Military Strategy and Operational Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1409461998 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 223 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorScott Gates is Director of the Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW) at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway. Kaushik Roy is a Reader at the Department of History, Jadavpur University and a Senior Researcher at CSCW, PRIO, Oslo, Norway.
Based on sources not easily accessible to Western scholars, this volume argues that conventional warfare has been limited in South Asia from the very beginning, for reasons both cultural and realpolitik.. Whilst focusing on the higher military and political levels, the book also gives attention to the experiences of ordinary soldiers during a firefight in the battlefield. Tactical conduct of warfare (the nature of mobile armoured strikes and static linear infantry combat supported by heavy artillery) a
. Scott Gates is Director of the Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW) at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway. Kaushik Roy is a Reader at the Department of History, Jadavpur University and a Senior Researcher at CSCW, PRIO, Oslo, Norway