Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars WithinBased on 30 years of research and analysis, this definitive book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan army in the country's polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States. Shuja Nawaz examines the army and Pakistan in both peace and war. Using many hitherto unpublished materials from the archives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army, as well as interviews with key military and political figures in Pakistan and the United States, he sheds light not only on the Pakistan Army and its US connections but also on Pakistan as a key Muslim country in one of the world's toughest neighborhoods. In doing so, he lays bare key facts about Pakistan's numerous wars with India and its many rounds of political musical chairs, as well as the Kargil conflict of 1999. He then draws lessons from this history that may help Pakistan end its wars within and create a stabler political entity. |
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Page 59
... Sher Khan thought that the best period for operations in Kashmir from the administrative point of view was from April through June , or until the monsoons broke . He did not expect the Indian Army to be able to build up for another ...
... Sher Khan thought that the best period for operations in Kashmir from the administrative point of view was from April through June , or until the monsoons broke . He did not expect the Indian Army to be able to build up for another ...
Page 79
... Sher Ali Khan , Ayub approached him to speak with his friend Messervy , who assured Sher Ali that he would decide all such cases entirely on merit . ' He then said that correct selection and promotion at this time would mean the correct ...
... Sher Ali Khan , Ayub approached him to speak with his friend Messervy , who assured Sher Ali that he would decide all such cases entirely on merit . ' He then said that correct selection and promotion at this time would mean the correct ...
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... Sher Ali Khan Pataudi who recalls Ayub telling the army : ' Let me handle politics and you all keep out of it.'20 According to Sher Ali , Ayub ' wanted to use the army as his power base for a dictatorial position in the political field ...
... Sher Ali Khan Pataudi who recalls Ayub telling the army : ' Let me handle politics and you all keep out of it.'20 According to Sher Ali , Ayub ' wanted to use the army as his power base for a dictatorial position in the political field ...
Contents
List of Photographs | ix |
List of Acronyms | x |
Preface and Acknowledgements | xv |
Copyright | |
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