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 Using many hitherto unpublished materials from the archives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army, as well as interviews with key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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... Prime Minister Sharif over the government's one - sided policies against terrorists and violence in Sindh and over the prime minister's attempts to intrude into military promotions and other matters . GENERAL ABDUL WAHEED , Commander of ...
... Prime Minister Sharif over the government's one - sided policies against terrorists and violence in Sindh and over the prime minister's attempts to intrude into military promotions and other matters . GENERAL ABDUL WAHEED , Commander of ...
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... Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan from sending troops to Korea at the US's behest and for furthering ties with the mainland Chinese . " As the first of many presidents who tried their hands at political engineering , he is said to have ...
... Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan from sending troops to Korea at the US's behest and for furthering ties with the mainland Chinese . " As the first of many presidents who tried their hands at political engineering , he is said to have ...
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... chief executive of CIVIL 1991 Kabul falls to Mujahideen . Sharif , Army Chief General Asif Nawaz visit city . April 1993 Sharif government dismissed by Ishaq Khan . Balkh Sher Mazari named caretaker prime minister . May 1993 Sharif ...
... chief executive of CIVIL 1991 Kabul falls to Mujahideen . Sharif , Army Chief General Asif Nawaz visit city . April 1993 Sharif government dismissed by Ishaq Khan . Balkh Sher Mazari named caretaker prime minister . May 1993 Sharif ...
Contents
List of Photographs | ix |
List of Acronyms | x |
Preface and Acknowledgements | xv |
Copyright | |
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