Category Archives: 1971 War

The Western Theatre in 1971-A Strategic and Operational Analysis-MAP-1965 WAR-KHEM KARAN-LAHORE-INDO PAK WAR-DETAILED MAP-10 -CLICK ON MAPS TO ENLARGE

Posted on November 12, 2008 by

ALL MAPS ARE CONCEIVED AND DRAWN BY A.H AMIN IN JANUARY 2000 AND PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2002 IN DEFENCE JOURNAL , KARACHI. CLICK ON MAPS TO ENLARGE The Western Theatre in 1971 A Strategic and Operational Analysis A.H AMIN January … Continue reading →

Posted in 1971 War, Indo Pak Wars, Pakistan Army, WESTERN THEATRE-MAP-1965 WAR-KHEM KARAN-LAHORE-INDO PAK WAR-DETAILED MAP-10 DIVISION-11 DIVISION-1ST ARMOURED DIVISION-6 LANCERS-WESTERN COMMAND-TANKS-TANK WARFARE

Mujibs 6 Points

Posted on July 15, 2008 by
Posted in 1971 War, 6 Points, Bangladesh, Secession, Shiekh Mujib ur Rahman

MAJ GEN Naseerullah Khan Babar SJ Bar and HJ

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

INTERVIEW MAJ GEN Naseerullah Khan Babar SJ Bar and HJ A.H AMIN APRIL 2001 Personal Life 1. Please tell us something about your early life before you joined the Army? I was born in Peshawar in 1928. Our ancestors originated … Continue reading →

Posted in 1965 War, 1971 War, MAJ GEN Naseerullah Khan Babar SJ Bar and HJ, Military Leadership, Pakistan Army, Tribal Areas

Why Indo-Pak Armies Failed in War,A.H Amin

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

Why Indo-Pak Armies Failed in War The failures of the two armies in the various conflicts. [A H AMIN] January 2004 Around the time of partition there were great expectations from the successor armies of the old British Indian Army … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947-48 Kashmir War, 1965 War, 1971 War, Indian Army, Pakistan Army, Why Indo-Pak Armies Failed in War

Battle of Barapind-Jarpal ,1971

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

Battle of Barapind-Jarpal 16 Dec 1971 A.H Amin September 1999 The Battle of Barapind or Jarpal, fought on the northern border of the ShakarGarh Bulge, as the Pakistanis and Indians respectively call it, was one of the most bloody and … Continue reading →

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An examination of the strategic concept of the 1971 war

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

The 1971 War An examination of the strategic concept ofthe war A.H AMIN September 2000 The strategic concept of Pakistan’s defence i.e. ‘Defence of East Pakistan lies in the West’ was formulated by Ayub Khan in late fifties and became … Continue reading →

Posted in 1971 War, A.H Amin, Pakistan Army

The Western Theatre in 1971

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

The Western Theatre in 1971 A Strategic and Operational Analysis A.H AMIN January 2002 The Western Front in 1971 War has not received the due attention that it deserved from the point of view of lessons learnt and generalship in … Continue reading →

Posted in 1971 War, Indo Pak Wars, Pakistan Army

The Anatomy of Indo-Pak Wars

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

January 2001 The Anatomy of Indo-Pak Wars A Strategic and Operational Analysis A H AMIN India and Pakistan have fought three declared wars and many undeclared wars of proxy or low intensity wars. This article is a brief analysis of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947-48 Kashmir War, 1965 War, 1971 War, Pakistan Army, The Anatomy of Indo Pak Wars

Indo-Pak Wars, A Strategic Summing up,A.H Amin , May 2001

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

Indo-Pak WarsA Strategic Summing Up Excerpts from final chapter of ‘Pakistan Army Since 1965’ The second part of two volume history of the Pakistan Army written by A.H Amin May 2001 Clausewitz states that it is far more difficult to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947-48 Kashmir War, 1965 War, 1971 War, A Strategic Summing up, A.H Amin, Indo Pak Wars, May 2001, Pakistan Army