Men of Steel - 6 Armoured Division in the 1965 War
| Author: |
Major General Abrar Husain |
| Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Table of contents
Foreword
Readers Comments
Description:
Men of Steel is an account of the 1965 war between Pakistan and India, based on the war despatches of Major General Abrar Husain, General Officer Commanding 6 Armoured Division. In the words of the author: "The account has been compiled from the war diaries maintained in combat by the Division HQ and formation/units under my command; from official orders and instructions received from higher HQ or issued by us to our subordinate formations/units; from captured enemy documents; from reports or returns sent during operations and from the memory of the officers who were with the Division at that time."
The author compiled the despatches soon after cease-fire in six parts. In part 1 the General has covered the state of the incomplete, semi-trained eight months old Division in 1965. In part 2 the politico-military scenario and the crises and conflicts Pakistan had faced throughout 1965 have been described. Account of the Division's operations in September 1965 has been covered in part 3, including decision making in critical situations facing heavy odds. The invaluable close air support provided in crucial moments by the fighter pilots of Pakistan Air Force and the Army Aviation has been covered in part 4. Logistic support for the vast battlefield is covered in part 5, and some statistics, never published defore, have been included in part 6.
| DesiStore # |
PBH01073 |
| ISBN # |
969-8125-19-1 |
| Edition |
First |
| Year |
2005 |
| Pages |
153 |
| Weight (kg) |
0.80 |
| Shipping Weight (lbs) |
2.03 |
| Pics (b/w) |
35 |
| Maps |
6 |
| HB/PB |
Hard Back |
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The Foreword has been written by General Pervez Musharraf, President and Chief of Army Staff, and the preface by General Khalid Mahmud Arif (Retired), both of whom participated with the Division in the epic battle of Chawinda.
During the last fifty-seven years, a number of military memoirs and accounts of Pakistan's military conflicts have appeared in print. This is the first time that authentic war dispatches have been published from the pen of a General who distinguished himself in 'the greatest tank battle since World War II', on which hinged the fate of a nation.
Men of Steel - 6 Armoured Division in the 1965 War
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