Crossed swords : Pakistan, its army and the wars within/ Shuja Nawaz
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TextPublication details: Karachi; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: xliv, 655 pISBN: - 9780195476606 (hbk) :
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 355.3095491 NAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 25028-1001 |
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| 355.3095491 AYU An army, its role and rule : a history of the Pakistan army from independence to Kargil 1947-1999/ | 355.3095491 CLO A history of the Pakistan army: wars and insurrections | 355.3095491 COH The Pakistan army | 355.3095491 NAW Crossed swords : Pakistan, its army and the wars within/ | 355.30955 COR Iran's developing military capabilities / | 355.30956 KEN The armies of the Caliphs : military and society in the early Islamic state / | 355.30956 NIC The Ottoman Army 1914-1918 |
Comprehensive history of Pakistan's Army (and to a much lesser extent the Navy and Air Force) which shows how the Army became increasingly involved in Pakistan's politics to the point where "... its influence pervades civil society in ways that are pernicious, and in tasks for which it has not been trained." (author's preface). The book also covers Pakistan's close military ties with the USA, the break with East Pakistan, the various conflicts with India, and involvement in Afghanistan and with the Taliban. An appendix gives parallel timelines of military and civil events. Bibliography, index.
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