The 1971 Indo-Pak air war : (Record no. 37674)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9789391490096
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English.
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954.91054
Item number IND-
245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The 1971 Indo-Pak air war :
Sub Title reflections and projections /
Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Air Marshal Anil Chopra PVSM AVSM VM VSM (Retd), Dr Shalini Chawla ; foreword by Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC.
246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Indo-Pak air war
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New Delhi :
Name of publisher Knowledge World,
Year of publication 2021.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xxiv, 354p.
Other physical details illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Contributed articles.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Fifty years after the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, it is time to recollect the great military campaigns and reflect on the lessons and changes that have helped make India a stronger power. The two-front 13-day war began with the anticipated Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pre-emptive strike on December 3, 1971. Code-named “Operation Chengiz Khan”, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) targeted 11 Indian Air Force (IAF) airbases and other installations. This also paved the way for India’s formal entry into the war for East Pakistan’s Independence, and ultimately, creation of Bangladesh. The war ended with surrender of Pakistan’s Eastern Command in Dhaka on December 16, 1971 and over 93,000 Pakistani personnel were taken prisoner. The IAF was engaged in every facet of air operations, and air power was indeed a significant contributor to the historic victory. The 1971 air war was one among the last in which classic close combat took place between two major air forces. The air war saw clear air superiority being established against a major air force. The war ended with the birth of a nation. It was also the largest surrender of a force after the Second World War. The book records the diverse aspects of the air operations during the war in correct perspective and explores the lessons highlighting some outstanding examples of jointmanship. The book revisits India’s national strategy during that period, and analyses how the 1971 War altered Pakistan’s strategic posture that we see today.
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Language note English.
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Topical Term India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971
General subdivision Aerial operations
Geographic subdivision East Indians.
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Personal name Chopra, Anil
Relator term editor.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Chawla, Shalini
Relator term editor.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Centre for Air Power Studies (New Delhi, India),
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