India's Historic Battles: From Alexander the Great to KargilBattles Are Central To Warfare. This Book Describes Twelve Great Battles Which Changed The Course Of India`S History. The Book Takes Recent Researches Into Technology, Military Theory And Demography Into Account; The Author Also Moves Freely Across Space And Time In His Analyses. Could Paurava And Alexander`S Clash On The Jhelum In 326 Bc Have Anything In Common With The Normandy Landings Of June 1944? Do Events In 1557, When Hemu Was Fighting The Mughals, Remind Us Of The Siege Of Leningrad In 1943? Was The Japanese Response To Netaji`S Ina Affected By The Presence Of Chiang Kai Sheik?. |
Contents
The Second Battle | 32 |
The First Battle | 54 |
The Second Battle of Panipat | 67 |
The Third Battle of Panipat | 80 |
Buxar 23 October 1764 | 95 |
The Siege of Seringapatam | 109 |
The Battle of Assaye 23 September 1803 | 121 |
Ferozeshah | 134 |
Lucknow 185758 | 147 |
Imphal and Kohima MarchJuly 1944 | 161 |
Mission Impossible? Against the Jehadis at Kargil | 174 |
Blood in the Snow More Kargils? | 186 |
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