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041			_aEnglish.
082	0	4	_a954.91054 _bIND-
245	0	4	_aThe 1971 Indo-Pak air war : _breflections and projections / _cedited 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	3	0	_aIndo-Pak air war
260			_aNew Delhi : _bKnowledge World, _c2021.
300			_axxiv, 354p. _billustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;
500			_aContributed articles.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aFifty 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.
546			_aEnglish.
650		0	_aIndia-Pakistan Conflict, 1971 _xAerial operations _zEast Indians.
700	1		_aChopra, Anil _eeditor.
700	1		_aChawla, Shalini _eeditor.
710	2		_aCentre for Air Power Studies (New Delhi, India),
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