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Book Review: Maj Gen D K Palit, VRC (Retd)
Book Review: Maj Gen D K Palit, VRC (Retd)
BOOK REVIEW
INTRODUCTION
1. This book by Maj Gen D K Palit, VrC (Retd) is about the most
formidable enemy to his knees and took 93000 of them prisoners. Due to
such victory in the 1971 war foreign observers have compared this
achievement of Indian armed forces to the German Blitzkrieg of World War II.
operable before the enemy could realize what had hit them our columns were
converging on Dacca. The war was over before the battles were won.
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5. He served with Baluch regiment in the second world war and with
the 9th Gorkhas after the partition of India. Winning one of India’s highest
in the 1965 war against Pakistan. A noted Military historian, General Palit is
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
8. The language is simple & lucid. Various maps and sketches have
been used by the author to help the readers to understand the contents of the
book.
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS
INDO-PAK war.
10. The author has not used any material that can be classified as
security but compiled the account mainly from discussions with former
colleagues and friends and from press reports both Indian and foreign.
11. The author has cleared the general misconception of the collapse of
Pakistan Army in Bangladesh. In many places like Hilli, Jamalpur, Khulna and
other strong holds the enemy had put up a bitter resistance – often having to
12. Being a history of a war, the book has got a lot of relevance in one
context.
13. I enables us to understand and analyse the factors that came into
14. The book should be read by all defence personnel to broaden their
CONCLUSION
15. The book is a true first hand account of the 1971 war and liberation
of Bangladesh. The writer has very systematically covered almost all aspects
of the war taking the help of relevant pictures, photographs, maps and
sketches.
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CONTENTS