Book Review: A Woman’s Place: US Counterterrorism since 9/11 by Joana Cook

IF 0.2 4区社会学 Q2 HISTORY

War in History Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI:10.1177/09683445221130401g

Hannah West

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of India. Apparently, during the spring of 1947, Colonel Akbar Khan and other Muslim officers of the British Indian Army used to meet at Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s residence on Aurangzeb Road in Delhi to plan that clandestine incursion into Kashmir. The reference given is to a book, A Soldier Recalls, by Lieutenant General S. K. Sinha. I have not seen this event mentioned by other writers and its reliability is difficult to assess. But if true, it adds another dimension to the origins of the Kashmir dispute. The great strength of the book is that the overall political situation, the role of key players in civilian governments and of the generals, marshals and commanders are brought into the picture vividly and even-handedly when the wars are discussed. In doing so, the author evaluates the performances of the army, air force and navy and of the main weapons deployed during battles, while highlighting the levels and degrees of coordination of the three services. One gets a holistic, comprehensive overview of those wars. Arjun Subramaniam has undoubtedly produced a compendium on India’s military history, which the public as well as specialists and researchers will find an invaluable work of dedicated scholarship.

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印度。显然，1947年春天，阿克巴尔·汗上校和英属印度陆军的其他穆斯林军官曾在穆罕默德·阿里·真纳位于德里奥朗则布路的住所会面，策划对克什米尔的秘密入侵。参考文献是S·K·辛哈中将的一本书《士兵回忆》。我没有看到其他作家提到过这一事件，它的可靠性很难评估。但如果这是真的，它为克什米尔争端的起源增加了另一个层面。这本书的巨大优势在于，在讨论战争时，整体政治局势、文职政府中关键人物以及将军、元帅和指挥官的作用都被生动而公平地展现在画面中。在这样做的过程中，作者评估了陆军、空军和海军以及战斗中部署的主要武器的性能，同时强调了三军的协调水平和程度。人们可以全面、全面地了解这些战争。毫无疑问，Arjun Subramaniam编写了一本关于印度军事史的简编，公众、专家和研究人员都会发现这是一本宝贵的学术著作。

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期刊介绍： War in History journal takes the view that military history should be integrated into a broader definition of history, and benefits from the insights provided by other approaches to history. Recognising that the study of war is more than simply the study of conflict, War in History embraces war in all its aspects: > Economic > Social > Political > Military Articles include the study of naval forces, maritime power and air forces, as well as more narrowly defined military matters. There is no restriction as to period: the journal is as receptive to the study of classical or feudal warfare as to Napoleonic. This journal provides you with a continuous update on war in history over many historical periods.