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Best Books to Read About and On Wars

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Humanity has seen many wars over the years. The reasons behind which have been incomprehensible for many around the globe. Read more on the topic from our diverse range of books.

West Asia At War
by Talmiz Ahmad

Events in West Asia constantly demand global attention due to regional conflicts, faith-based divisions, sectarian violence and wars that are often ignited by external powers. Popular agitations for political, economic and social reform frequently make the scenario even more fragile,…

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West Asia At War
The First World War Adventures Of Nariman Karkaria
by Nariman Karkaria | Murali Ranganathan

Amazing! An astonishing find! - AMITAV GHOSHNariman Karkaria, a young Parsi from Gujarat, had always wanted to see the world. So he left home as a teenager with fifty rupees in his pocket to do just that. After working in…

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The First World War Adventures Of Nariman Karkaria
A New Cold War
by Sanjaya Baru | Rahul Sharma

In July 1971, US National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger, made a secret visit to China to meet top Chinese leaders. This inaugurated a new phase not just in US-China relations but in contemporary history. That visit and the subsequent US-China…

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A New Cold War
Heroes Of 1971
by Rajesh Ramachandran

Heroes of 1971 tells the stories of the fearless warriors who fought heroic battles to liberate Bangladesh, redrawing the map of South Asia in what is still considered the most conclusive military victory - in a 'just war' - in…

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Heroes Of 1971
December in Dacca
by KS Nair

The 1971 war between India and Pakistan, to help liberate the beleaguered people of Bangladesh, is considered one of the last 'just wars' of the twentieth century. Good triumphed decisively, unequivocally and indisputably. Yet, given the scale of atrocity that…

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December in Dacca
Operation X
by Captain M.N.R. Samant

In April 1971, the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Intelligence set up a covert maritime warfare unit - Naval Commando Operations (X) (NCO[X]). This black unit's existence was known to very few even within the navy. Its covert operation aimed…

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Operation X
India's Wars
by Arjun Subramaniam

The armed forces play a key role in protecting India and occupy a special place in people's hearts. Yet, standard accounts of contemporary Indian history rarely have a military dimension. In India's Wars, serving Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam, who…

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India's Wars
Full Spectrum
by Arjun Subramaniam

The armed forces have played a key role in protecting India's sovereignty and raising its stature as a stable democracy and responsible regional power. Though the nation's soldiers, sailors and airmen occupy a special place in people's hearts, standard narratives…

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Full Spectrum
Life And Political Reality
by Shahidul Zahir | V. Ramaswamy | Shahroza Nahrin

Born in 1953 in Old Dhaka, Shahidul Zahir published only six works in his short life - but these are some of the most unique and powerful works of fiction to have come out of the subcontinent. With his own…

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Life And Political Reality
Tiger of Drass
by Meena Nayyar | Himmat Singh Shekhawat

In May 1999, the Kargil insurgency was still being viewed as a routine affair. No one quite understood the magnitude of the situation. However, it soon emerged that infiltrators had captured high-altitude posts vacated by Indian soldiers during the winter…

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Tiger of Drass
Art Of War
by Sun Tzu

A bestselling new translation of the classic Chinese text, based on a recently discovered manuscript dating to 221 BC

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Art Of War
The Coolie's Great War
by Radhika Singha

Though largely invisible in histories of the First World War, over 5,50,000 men in the ranks of the Indian army were non-combatants. From the porters, stevedores and construction workers in the Coolie Corps to those who maintained supply lines and…

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The Coolie's Great War
The Forgotten Few; The Indian Air Force's Contribution in the Second World War
by KS Nair

The Forgotten Few is the first contemporary attempt to produce a historical narrative of the nation's contribution, specifically to the Air Force component, of World War II, which was an important part of our journey to Independence and national identity.…

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The Forgotten Few; The Indian Air Force's Contribution in the Second World War
Cold War in the Islamic World
by Dilip Hiro

For four decades Saudi Arabia and Iran have vied for influence in the Muslim world. At the heart of this ongoing Cold War between Riyadh and Tehran lie the Sunni-Shia divide, and the two countries' intertwined histories. Saudis see this…

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Cold War in the Islamic World
The Last Warlord
by Brian Glyn Williams

The Last Warlord tells the story of the legendary Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, a larger-than-life figure who guided US Special Forces to victory over the Taliban after 9/11. Having gained unprecedented access to General Dostum, his family and his…

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The Last Warlord
Women at War
by Vera Hildebrand

On 3 July 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose stepped off a Japanese military plane in Singapore, pledged to finally free India from British rule, and created what was perhaps the first female infantry fighting unit in military history, the Rani of…

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Women at War
Drone Warfare
by Medea Banjamin

  First book on drone warfare, the new warfare system affecting the Indian subcontinent, specially Pakistan and Afghanistan Weeks after the 2002 American invasion of Afghanistan, Medea Benjamin visited that country. There, on the ground, talking with victims of the…

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Drone Warfare
The First Anglo-Sikh War
by Amarpal Singh

During the eighteenth and early years of the nineteenth century, the red tide of British expansion had covered almost the entire Indian subcontinent, stretching to the borders of the Punjab. There the great Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh had developed his…

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The First Anglo-Sikh War
The Second Anglo-Sikh War
by Amarpal Singh

The Second Anglo-Sikh War is the warts-and-all story of the conflict that led to the downfall of the Sikh Empire. Continuing his innovative approach to history writing from The First Anglo-Sikh War, Amarpal Singh augments the narrative of the campaign…

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The Second Anglo-Sikh War

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