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02798aam a2200361 i 4500 001 D77FE1ACAE9011EDA0B1416654ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230217010059 008 191115s2020 enkabf b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1913118630 020 $a 9781913118631 035 $a (OCoLC)1140125517 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCL $d YDX $d NLMVD $d UKMGB $d ZCU $d SILO 043 $a a-bg--- 050 4 $a DS395.5 $b .R55 2020 082 04 $a 954.92051 $2 23 100 1 $a Rikhye, Ravi, $d 1946- $e author. 245 14 $a The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. $n Volume 1, $p Indian military intervention in East Pakistan / $c Ravi Rikhye. 264 1 $a Warwick : $b Helion & Company, $c [2020] 300 $a 74 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; $c 30 cm. 490 1 $a Asia@war ; $v No. 18 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "In 1947, India and Pakistan were partitioned by their former colonial ruler, Great Britain. A job that should have taken ten-years was done in a few months. Britain, drained by two world wars in 40-years, no longer had the will or the money to guide the subcontinent to a peaceful partition by consensus. More importantly, the subcontinent was impatient for Britain's departure. The British left in haste, leaving unresolved the issue of Kashmir. This triggered five wars between the new states: 1947-48, 1965, 1971, 1999 and continuing insurgency/counterinsurgency that began in 1987. Two other potential wars were narrowly averted in 1987-88 and 2001-02, and a limited one fought in 1999. Since the basic issue remains unresolved, the next war may be only a matter of time. In 1970, East Pakistan voted for independence and armed rebellion. A quick and nasty counterinsurgency suppressed the rebellion. India, seizing the chance to change the balance of power, first backed East Pakistan, then on 21 and 22 November 1971 invaded with eight divisions. India planned also to attack West Pakistan to recover Kashmir, but at the last moment the offensive was called off due to Soviet pressure. Pakistan attacked pre-emptively, and an all-out war resulted. East Pakistan was overrun by India on 16 December; the US and Soviet forced a ceasefire in the West only a day later." 505 0 $a Volume 1. Indian military intervention in East Pakistan -- volume 2. Showdown in the west 650 0 $a India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971. 651 0 $a Bangladesh $x History $y Revolution, 1971. 651 7 $a Bangladesh. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01213724 648 7 $a 1971 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Asia@War ; $v no. 18. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117021812.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D77FE1ACAE9011EDA0B1416654ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search