Research Catalog

Title

A History of the Pakistan Army : Wars and Insurrections / Brian Cloughley.

Author

Cloughley, Brian

Publication

• Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2014.
• ©1999

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Details

Description

xv, 589 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits; 22 cm

Summary

"The scope of this in-depth study of the Pakistan Army is wide as the army has played a major part in the country's history. The author describes Pakistan's violent internal politics and erratic international relations with deep knowledge gained through long association with the country and its armed forces. Pakistan's wars with India are covered vividly, drawing on unpublished material and details from Indian as well as Pakistani sources. The country's resurrection under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is described, as is the decade of dictatorship that followed his period in power. The story of its aftermath, when Pakistan grappled with unaccustomed democracy and verged on anarchy, is told with the aid of personal knowledge of many of the senior players. This fourth edition incorporates new chapters covering the Musharraf years, the effects on Pakistan of the war in Afghanistan and operations in the border region, the nuclear programme, relations with the US, and discussion of the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence." -- Back cover.

Subject

• Pakistan. Army > History
• Pakistan > History, Military
• Pakistan > Politics and government

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Beginnings -- Ayub Khan - Adjutant-General to President -- Preparations for War -- 1965 Phase One - Kashmir -- The September War -- The Last Years of Ayub -- Yahya Khan and the Inevitability of the 1971 War -- Civil War and the Indian Invasion -- War in the West - and the Fall of Yahya -- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto -- The Years of Zia -- Democracy Again -- Karamat, Kargil,Chaos -- The Coup and the Borders -- Pay, Plots, and Pensions -- Challenges and Responses - the Army under Pressure -- Terrorism and Insurrection in Mursharraf's Last Years of Power -- Intelligence Rules -- Nuclear Complications -- Pakistan in Danger: 2008-2009 -- Defence Budgeting, Procurement, and Production -- UN Peacekeeping -- Kayani's Army (1) -- Kayani's Army (2).

Call Number

JFD 16-2688

ISBN

• 9780199067152
• 0199067155

LCCN

2014323034

OCLC

896867450

Author

Cloughley, Brian, author.

Title

A History of the Pakistan Army : Wars and Insurrections / Brian Cloughley.

Publisher

Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Copyright Date

©1999

Edition

Fourth edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

JFD 16-2688