About the Book: Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 Volume 1 Indian Military
Intervention in East Pakistan
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 Britains 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