From surprise to victory book online at low prices in. Pakistan followed with its own tests 15 days later. Surprise is an essential principle of war and pakistan has beaten us. The outbreak of war in kargil also revealed that pakistani political leadership was out of synch with the thinking and planning of its military brass. What does this book cover account of india pakistan war in kargil in 1999. The author was the army chief during the kargil war. Offers a first person account of the 1999 kargil war its rationale, planni. Pakistan forced both these conditions upon india under grave. Kargilfrom surprise to victory kindle edition by general v p malik.
In the garb of jehadi militants, pakistan army personnel infiltrated into the indian territory of kargil and triggered off a limited conventional war between the world s newest nuclear weapon states. Every year since 1999, the indian army has marked july 26 the day the kargil war ended as vijay diwas victory day, this week being its 20th anniversary. So much so, that the national technical research organisation was set up to bridge this gaping lacuna post kargil. The book is not just about the kargil war it has a very vast scope. The definitive account of the 1999 kargil war the strategy, the. Ved prakash malik general ved prakash malik born 1 november 1939 in dera ismail khan, north west frontier province, undivided india now in pakistan served as the 19th chief of army staff of the indian army from 30september1997 till 30 september2000. Read pdf kargil from surprise to victory kargil from surprise to victory as recognized, adventure as competently as experience practically lesson, amusement, as capably as conformity can be gotten by just checking out a books kargil from surprise to victory with it is not directly done, you could give a positive. On 11th and th may 1998 india carried out nuclear tests at pokhran. An incisive and hardhitting narrative that reveals the behindthescenes activities affecting the kargil war. The author seeks to analyse the reasoning behind the pakistani army s strategy and tactics and also focuses on the people responsible. It was a bitter battle, and one that threw up important lessons for indias defence. General retd v p malik, who has himself authored a book, kargil from surprise to victory, in 2006 on the same subject inaugurated the event at manekshaw centre in new delhi. War in kargil center for contemporary conflict pdf download.
It was the speed and spontaneity with which army launched its attacks that took the enemy by surprise, leading to their victory in the 1999 kargil war, reveals a. From surprise to victory, written by gen vp malik is an important book in indian military history. The significance of this conclusion, however, is limited by the fact that many stakeholders in pakistan simultaneously believe that kargil can be seen as a victory of. Kargil from surprise to victory vp malik download bok. Victory which was the name of the indian operation to clear the kargil sector. I completed reading the book kargil surprise to victory by general ved prakash. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Malik, chief during the kargil episode, is all about what our forces faced, our journey to victory, despite of the operational restrictions no crossing the loc imposed by the bharatiya janata partyled coalition government during the kargil war in 1999. Kargil surprise to victory by gen v p malik slideshare. Pakistan now views kargil like operations as an ineffective means of dispute resolutionmainly because kargil appears to have been such a failure in the eyes of the world.
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