Victory in Bangladesh

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A comprehensive account of the war in Bangladesh, unique in that the author has firsthand experience of the operations in which he led his division to victory with distinction. In addition, he has the benefit of personal acquaintance with most of the military commanders on the Indian side, and with some from Pakistan. The narrative is therefore based on authentic information obtained from practically all the Indian generals who participated in the campaign. He has brought out in ample measure the Pakistani point of view and perception of the war as seen by them and related by them to their opponents in discussions, after their surrender.

General Lachhman Singh has covered the vast arena of the war of liberation leading to a decisive victory in Banglasesh in its various aspects including the geopolitical environment, strategy and tactics, partisan warfare, administration and post-victory diplomacy.

The reader gets an eye-witness account, laced with significant anecdotes, which depicts battle situations will all the drama and fog of war. The author has combined meticulous research with expensive and intimate knowledge of the theatre of operations and the various participants in a wide-ranging account. He has brought out lessons of military significance which touch on higher direction of war in our environment.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lachhman Singh Lehl

Major General Lachhman Singh Lehl, PVSM, VrC was commissioned inthe Regiment of Artillery in 1943 and retired from the Army in 1978. He is an instructor Gunnery from the School of Artillery and is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College. He is, at present, the Vice-President of the War Decorated Association. he served with the Punjab Mussalman troops till the partition of Indian and saw active service in Burma in the Second world War. In the Jammu and Kashmir 1947-48 operations, he tool part in the battles of chhamb, Naushahra, Jhangar, Rajauri, Uri and Zojila, where he was woulded. He was awarded the Vir Chakra for gallantry inthe battles for the recapture of Jhangar. He has held important command and staff appointments and was General Staff Officer Grade I in the Military Operations Directorate during the 1965 Indo-Pak war. In 1971, he commanded a mountain division in Bangladesh and was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for outstanding leadership in battle. His book Indian Sword Strikes in East Pakistan gives detailed accounts of the operations of his division and the over all campaign for the liberation of Bangladesh, while his other book tilted Missed Opportunities gives an extensive acount of the Indo-Pak War 1965.