Unknown and unsung Indian Air Force in the Sino-Indian War of 1962
One of the many neglected chapters in the Indian military history is the role played by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The only document on the subject is a 25-page chapter in the unpublished Official History, which fails to do justice to the vital and remarkable role pla...
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| Language: | English |
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New Delhi
KW Publishers in association with Centre for Air Power Studies
[2013]
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| Call Number : | DS 480.85 .K79 2013 |
Table of Contents:
- The genesis of the Sino-Indian boundary dispute
- Forward policy, its evolution and the IAF's contributions
- The state of non-participating air forces
- The evolution and capabilities of the two transport fleets
- Air violations
- The battles for NEFA
- The battles for Ladakh
- Why no Indian combat air power? The guilty men of 1962
- The aftermath military aid, air umbrella for India and exercise shiksha