War Despatches: Operation Iraqi Freedom

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War Despatches: Operation Iraqi Freedom is a Fascinating account of America’s on-going war in Iraq. Through daily dispatches, the book provides an overview of the three-week long war. The race to Baghdad was arguably the fastest advance in military history. Operations were swift and bold leading to easy victory. But hi-tech militaries commit elementary mistakes: not looking beyond quick success and impatience. Wars in the end, are fought and won by soldiers on the ground and not by shock and awe alone. The lessons from the war are still emerging and Operation Iraqi freedom, in many ways, replicates the liberation of East Pakistan in 1971. the book also captures the mood of the was after the was and the urgency to give the Iraqis, self-rule. Altogether, the book is an Indian soldierâ€™s account and interpretation of the was and its aftermath.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta has fought in every war and counterinsurgency operation that India has engaged in between 1957 and 1991 when he retired. He is one of two officers in the Indian Army to train in both the US (Fort Leavenworth) and the UK (Royal College of Defence Studies). Mehta belongs to the 5 Gorkha Rifles and to understand the men heâ€™s worked with, has explored every corner of Nepal, walking. For this he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He currently lives in a New Delhi suburb and divides his time between reading, writing and speaking on security issues all over the world. He is a computer neo-literate, likes jazz and enjoys jogging with his dogs, two Cocker Spaniels, when he is not trekking.