Helion & Company At The Forward Edge of Battle A history of the Pakistan Armoured Corps 1938-2016 Vol 2 - Helion & Company via Casemate UK

[Julien]

At The Forward Edge of Battle

A history of the Pakistan Armoured Corps 1938-2016 Vol 2

ISBN : 9781912866335

Helion & Company via Casemate UK

 

 

The Pakistan Armoured Corps grew out of the Indian Army after the partition of the country following WWII. The book looks at their history from the mechanisation of the Corps in 1938 from the Indian Cavalry, through their often overlooked service in WWII, through partition to the service of today. Volume one which we reviewed here looked at the early years of the Corps.  This volume concentrates on the War of 1965, and the re-equipment afterwards. This leads onto the war of 1971  and the Corps expansion after that. Also in this volume are overseas deployments, how the Corps is administered, trained; and a look at their people and culture. The books author Major General Syed Ali Hamid brings his 50 years of Service with the Pakistani Army to the table along with links to the past through his father Maj Gen Syed Shahid Hamid, who was commissioned from Sandhurst into the cavalry of British India in 1933. He was one of the pioneers of the Pakistan Army.

 

 

The Pakistan Armoured Corps uses a unique mix of Eastern and Western bloc equipment, and there are some excellent picture of this in the book. The book is A4 Soft cover and 136 pages long. It is illustrated throughout by maps and many black and white photos many of which have not been published before.  There are 15 pages of colour equipment profiles and unit markings as well

 

 

Conclusion

This book will give the reader a good understanding of the History of Pakistani Armoured Corps and there role in the conflicts they have fought in. Highly recommended. 

 

 

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