tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post3778630945015600191..comments2023-10-25T06:45:55.835-04:00Comments on WATANDOST: An Educational Blog About Religion, Politics and Security in South West Asia : Book Review: Pakistan Army: Wars WithinHassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-82047535075409682282008-07-24T22:40:00.000-04:002008-07-24T22:40:00.000-04:00Agha Amin and Battle of Sialkot-1965Ijaz GulIlogsw...Agha Amin and Battle of Sialkot-1965<BR/><BR/>Ijaz Gul<BR/><BR/>Ilogs<BR/><BR/><BR/>www.chowk.com<BR/><BR/>Jul 24, 2008 Thu 12:07 pm <BR/><BR/>I know the urgency Agha Amin had in contacting me repeatedly about his ilog on Chowinda, but I wanted certain confirmations before putting my views. In the course, I traced and talked to some of the participants of this battle and agree that Agha Amin’s Bangali Jadoogar Jahanummihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06889329193478702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-8130194860529673112008-07-20T15:40:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:40:00.000-04:00THE ABOVE LETTERS WERE TAKEN FROM www.chowk.comreg...THE ABOVE LETTERS WERE TAKEN FROM www.chowk.com<BR/><BR/>regards<BR/><BR/>FakirippiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-68805928362966528942008-07-20T15:38:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:38:00.000-04:00WHO TOOK THE MOST CRUCIAL DECISION OF 1965 WAR ON ...WHO TOOK THE MOST CRUCIAL DECISION OF 1965 WAR ON 8TH SEPTEMBER 1965 AT GADGOR-25 CAVALRY'S LONE STAND AGAINST INDIAN 1ST ARMOURED DIVISION<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>LETTERS TO EDITOR<BR/><BR/>DEFENCE JOURNAL AUGUST 2001<BR/><BR/>Farouk Adams Letter<BR/><BR/><BR/>The Battle of Chawinda <BR/><BR/>I refer to Agha Humayun Amin’s article on the Battle of Chawinda, and also being “direct participant, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-55231793084703864192008-07-18T12:08:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:08:00.000-04:00Indo-Pak WarsA Strategic Summing Up Excerpts from ...Indo-Pak Wars<BR/>A Strategic Summing Up <BR/><BR/>Excerpts from final chapter of ‘Pakistan Army Since 1965’ the second part of two volume history of the Pakistan Army written by A.H Amin <BR/><BR/>May 2001<BR/><BR/>Clausewitz states that it is far more difficult to understand strategy than tactics since things move very slowly in strategy and the principal actors are far away from the heat and SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-66362948474426524482008-07-18T12:07:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:07:00.000-04:00The 1971 WarAn examination of the strategic concep...The 1971 War<BR/><BR/>An examination of the strategic concept of<BR/><BR/>the war <BR/><BR/>A.H AMIN<BR/><BR/>September 2000<BR/><BR/><BR/>The strategic concept of Pakistan’s defence i.e. ‘Defence of East Pakistan lies in the West’ was formulated by Ayub Khan in late fifties and became the foundation of Pakistan’s defence policy. The concept envisaged having bulk of the army in the northern half SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-38639045478642123382008-07-18T12:06:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:06:00.000-04:00January 2001The Anatomy of Indo-Pak WarsA Strategi...January 2001<BR/><BR/>The Anatomy of Indo-Pak Wars<BR/><BR/>A Strategic and Operational Analysis <BR/><BR/>A H AMIN <BR/><BR/>India and Pakistan have fought three declared wars and many undeclared wars of proxy or low intensity wars. This article is a brief analysis of the essence of these wars at the strategic and operational level.<BR/><BR/>1947-48 Kashmir War<BR/><BR/>The 1947-48 War was an SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-75208900704732181622008-07-18T12:05:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:05:00.000-04:001965 analysedA.H AminPublished in Indian Strategic...1965 analysed<BR/><BR/>A.H Amin<BR/><BR/>Published in Indian Strategic Review and Defence Journal<BR/><BR/>2001 <BR/><BR/>1965 was a watershed in Indo-Pak history! The war instead of being dispassionately analysed became a ground to attack and condemn political opponents! Complete books were written out of sheer motivation based on pure and unadulterated venom! To date the trend continues at the SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-42543318589430889632008-07-18T12:04:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:04:00.000-04:00The Pakistani military mindset A.H Amin2nd August ...The Pakistani military mindset <BR/><BR/>A.H Amin<BR/><BR/>2nd August 2003<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>While third world military figures , in power or retired make impressive speeches at various forums and think tanks , very few outside their countries understand their mindset and motivation , which by and large is driven by highly personalized and ulterior motives !<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Keeping this SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-39151105024770304142008-07-18T12:03:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:03:00.000-04:00Stray Reflections on Commencement of Writing Pakis...Stray Reflections on Commencement of Writing Pakistan Army 'Pakistan Army Since 1965' <BR/><BR/>A.H Amin<BR/><BR/>August 2000<BR/><BR/>The first part of this book 'The Pakistan Army till 1965' was distributed free of cost to a vast cross section of people including retired and serving Pakistani army officers of ranks varying from captain to four star general. Some copies were sent to libraries SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-78481033624195219622008-07-18T12:01:00.001-04:002008-07-18T12:01:00.001-04:00History of The Baloch Regiment 1820-1939The Coloni...History of The Baloch Regiment 1820-1939<BR/>The Colonial Period<BR/><BR/>Major General Rafiuddin Ahmad (Retired) - Published by Baloch Regiment Centre, Abbottabad; Printed by Central Army Press Rawalpindi (First Edition, 1998.) <BR/><BR/>Reviewed by A.H AMIN<BR/>October 2001<BR/><BR/>The two volumes on the history of the Baloch Regiment are a welcome edition to the extremely short list of books SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-23181930312335335052008-07-18T12:01:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:01:00.000-04:00BEHIND THE SCENESA.H Amin August 2000Major General...BEHIND THE SCENES<BR/><BR/>A.H Amin <BR/><BR/>August 2000<BR/><BR/>Major General Joginder Singh (Retired) - Lancer International -New Delhi-1993-273 Pages-Fifteen Sketch Maps. ISBN-1-897829-20-5-Price-Hardbound-380/- Indian Rupees- (Not including postage). <BR/><BR/>When I saw this books short description on LANCER BOOKS promotional leaflet I immediately ordered one through Bharat Verma's London SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-63346094887630861952008-07-18T11:59:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:59:00.000-04:00A HISTORYOF THEPAKISTAN ARMY-BRIAN CLOUGHLEY (REVI...A HISTORY<BR/>OF THE<BR/>PAKISTAN ARMY<BR/><BR/>-BRIAN CLOUGHLEY (REVIEWED BY MAJOR A.H AMIN-RETIRED)<BR/><BR/>MARCH 1999<BR/><BR/>Brian Cloughley�s book on the Pakistan Army is a welcome addition to the extremely limited number of books on the Pakistan Army.The fact that such a book was not written by a Pakistani soldier or a civilian scholar does not paint a very bright picture about the state SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-33780487952506703152008-07-18T11:57:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:57:00.000-04:00Military Control in Pakistan-The Parallel State ,M...Military Control in Pakistan-The Parallel State ,Mazhar Aziz /Editor data available Price: $150.00 , ISBN: 978-0-415-43743-1 ,Binding: Hardback <BR/><BR/>Published by: Routledge ,Publication Date: 24th October 2007 ,Pages: 160<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Book Review<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>A.H Amin<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Mazhar Aziz's book on military and politics in Pakistan is a new addition to booksSFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11547840.post-41329687617268405932008-07-18T11:55:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:55:00.000-04:00Crossed Swords , Pakistan,Its Army,and the Wars Wi...Crossed Swords , Pakistan,Its Army,and the Wars Within-Shuja Nawaz , Oxford University Press,Pakistan , 2008700 pages; 13 black and white photographs, 6 maps; ISBN13: 978-0-19-547660-6ISBN10: 0-19-547660-3<BR/><BR/>Book Review<BR/> <BR/>A.H Amin <BR/><BR/><BR/>Crossed Swords is the latest addition to the list of books dealing with Pakistan Army . Written with an eye on the Western audience by a SFX Defense Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694766930560614063noreply@blogger.com