Indian Armour in Battle : The First Seventy Five Years

Contents: 1. Beginning of an era (emergence of the Tank and Mechanisation of Indian Cavalry). 2. The Second World War (Indian Armour makes its combat Debut). 3. Actions after Independence (Other than the 65 and 71 Wars). 4. The 1965 War. 5. The 1971 War-the eastern theatre. 6. The 1971 War-the western theatre. 7. The future of the tank in India. 8. The Indian Armoured corp’s fighting vehicles through the ages. 

The Indian armoured corps has played a stellar role in the history of the Indian Army. The book chronicles in telling detail the actions thereof from the Second World War onwards. It provides interesting reading for both young officers and for those who are knowledgeable about the affairs of war.

The details in the book are objective and intended to give the reader an accurate idea of events in which our tanks and tank men have been operationally involved. All accounts, right from the time of the Second World War to the last operations, covered in the book, clearly underline the synergy that was there between various arms. It flows that such synergy would also be required in the future for conduct of Military operations. (jacket)