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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Himalayan Blunder the Angry Truth About India's Most Crushing Military Disaster by J.P Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Himalayan Blunder The Angry Truth About India's Most Crushing Military Disaster by J.P. Dalvi ISBN 13: 9788185019666. Himalayan Blunder: The Angry Truth About India's Most Crushing Military Disaster. J. P. Dalvi. This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. The Indian military setback against the Chinese attack in 1962 called for an honest critique. Quite a few books written by Army officers have tried to tell their version of the untold story. Quite a few books written by Army officers have tried to tell their version of the untold story. Dalvi's account of the Sino-Indian War is by far the most remarkable and authentic. He was presenting the theatre of war throughout, commanding a brigade and was held captive by the Chinese for seven months. In discussing the day-to-day events from 8 September to 20 October 1962, the author graphically tells the truth which only a participant could experience and know. The background of the war is drawn from his first-hand information as a high-ranking military commander. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Shipping: FREE Within U.S.A. Customers who bought this item also bought. Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace. 1. Himalayan Blunder: The Angry Truth About India's Most Crushing Military Disaster. Book Description Condition: New. A+ Customer service! Satisfaction Guaranteed! Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 8185019665- 2-1. 2. Himalayan Blunder: The Angry Truth About India's Most Crushing Military Disaster. Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # VIB8185019665. Himalayan Blunder. Himalayan Blunder was an extremely controversial war memoir penned by Brigadier John Dalvi. It dealt with the causes, consequences and aftermath of the Sino-Indian War of 1962, that ended in Chinese People's Liberation Army inflicting a defeat on India. The title seems to allude to the "Himalayan miscalculation" that Gandhi discusses in his autobiographical article for April 14, 1919, [1] and which retained this title as Chapter 33 in Gandhi's autobiography. [2] :469. Brigadier Dalvi served in the Indian Army and gives a first-person account of the war. The book was banned by the Indian Government after its publication. [3] Because of the book, the term "Himalayan blunder" came to be used as a synonym for colossal failure in the context of Indian politics. [ citation needed ] Contents. The Content [ edit | edit source ] The book begins with the narration of Brig. Dalvi's days in the DSSC, Welllington. He narrates an incident where a guest faculty, a retired British official, after hearing that Nehru had signed Panchsheel agreement with China and had decided to give up the post in Tibet that the British had maintained in Tibet to check Chinese advance, interrupted his class and warned that India and China would soon be at war and people in this class would be fighting it. Brig. Dalvi remembers that he was very angry with the gentleman questioning the authority of the gentleman to criticise the leader of his country. Brig. Dalvi also examines the position of Tibet vis-a-vis India and China. The British, he says, had insight into China's imperial ambitions. They had therefore cultivated Tibet as a buffer state. Expectedly, the Chinese attacked Tibet in 1950 and captured it. India did not protest the attack [ citation needed ] owing to Nehru's China-friendly policy [ citation needed ] . The Chinese began constructing roads from Tibet leading to Aksai Chin near Ladakh. The Chinese had two major claims with respect to Indian territories - 1) Aksai Chin in the northeastern section of Ladakh District in Jammu and Kashmir. 2) British-designated North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), which is the present-day state of Arunachal Pradesh. The War [ edit | edit source ] When the war broke out on September 8, 1962, Nehru was away from India. The Chinese attacked simultaneously on the Ladakh area and NEFA. They managed to capture 11,000 km² of area in Aksai Chin and substantial area in NEFA. The commander of IV Corps, General B.M. Kaul was not on the front lines and was in Military Hospital, Delhi, recovering from an illness. Dalvi further alleges that B.M. Kaul was promoted to the position of General supplanting more capable, and senior officers because he was personally close to Nehru. According to Dalvi, the Indian Army lacked leadership, equipment for mountain warfare, weaponry, and basic essentials like warm clothing, snow boots, and glasses. Brg Dalvi lavishes praise on his brigade's courage, bravery, and grit in face of superior opposition. Despite gaining territory, the Chinese army declared a unilateral ceasefire, while still maintaining the status quo . Brig. Dalvi was taken as prisoner of war along with the soldiers of his brigade. He was subsequently imprisoned for six months. Dalvi also records how China had meticulously planned the attack while officially it maintained a different posture. Dalvi also examines the aftermath of the war. The detractors of Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru held Defence Minister Krishna Menon and General Brij Mohan Kaul responsible for the debacle and both of them resigned. Mr. Ravi Belagere, a Kannada journalist, has translated Himalayan Blunder into Kannada. The translated Kannada version has allowed Indian readers to read more about causes for the defeat of the Indian army against China. Dalvi J P. Transport Economics (Routledge Library Editions: Transport Economics) Dalvi, M.Q.,Tyson, W.J.,Stubbs, P.C. Published by Routledge, 2018. Used - Softcover Condition: Fine. Paperback. Condition: Fine. Himalayan Blunder. J.P. Dalvi. Published by Natraj Publishers, 2011. New - Hardcover Condition: New. Condition: New. pp. 506. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Himalayan Blunder ( The curtain-raiser to the Sino-Indian War of 1962) Dalvi, Brigadier J. P. Published by Thacker & Company Limited, Bombay, 1969. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fair. Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Hardcover. Light green cloth boards with black lettering on spine. 506 pages. Title page dated 1969 as is copyright page. This book is in fair condition. Boards are stiff. Corners bumped. A stain on the front board. Spine sunned. Binding is tight but shelf cocked. Pages are clean but heavily underlined with blue pen. Overall a nice copy. Some black & white photos. Himalayan Blunder (The Curtain-Raiser to the Sino-Indian War of 1962) J. P. Dalvi. Published by Thacker and Co., Bombay, 1969. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hard cover published by Thacker and Co. In Bombay in 1969. Blue covers with black lettering on spine. Ends of spine are faded. Corners of covers are bumped. Bottom edge of front cover has a small indentation near spine. Covers are bowed some. Inside front cover has a bookplate from a previous owner. Two colored foldout maps are attached in back of book. Book is in good condition. Dust jacket is in very poor condition. Front inner flap is loose, edges are worn and torn, with missing pieces, and corners are worn and torn. 8vo, 506 pages, 1.7 lb. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 506 pages. HIMALAYAN BLUNDER. (The Curtain-raiser to the Sino-Indian War of 1962) Dalvi, Brig. J.P. Published by 1969 Second edition Thacker, Bombay., 1969. 506pp. Index. 2 folding maps. A critical account of the engagements in which the author was taken prisoner by the Chinese. Very good. Himalayan Blunder. (The curtain-raiser to the sino-Indian War of 1962). Foreword by Frank Moraes. Dalvi, Brigadier J.P.: Published by Bombay, Thacker & Company,, 1969. Used - Hardcover. 22 cm, Ln. (Cloth). 506 S. (p.) Im Schnitt etw. angeschmutzt. In englischer Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 750. Himalayan Blunder: The Angry Truth About India's Most Crushing Military Disaster. J. P. Dalvi. Published by Natraj Publishers, 2003. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Condition: Good. A+ Customer service! Satisfaction Guaranteed! Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. China went to war against India on this day 55 years ago. But the planning began much earlier. The Indo-China war began on October 20, 1962. A new book states that it was China that decided to go to war. Chinese preparations for the war obviously began long before October 1962 – and the November 1961 meeting where Nehru had outlined his Forward Policy. Even if there already were new roads and military camps in the area, tens of thousands of more People’s Liberation Army [PLA] troops and tons of supplies, including heavy military equipment, had to be moved over some of the most difficult terrain in the world. Mao sent altogether 80,000 Chinese soldiers to Ladakh and the eastern Himalayas to attack India. Supply lines had to be established and secured to the rear bases inside Tibet. Once across the border, it was also apparent that the Chinese had detailed knowledge of the terrain, where the Indian troops were stationed, and how to best attack them. This was well before China had access to satellite imagery. Aerial surveillance from spotter planes would also have been impossible at that time. China depended entirely on human intelligence collected by its agents in the field, which would have taken time in the North-East Frontier Agency [NEFA]’s rough and roadless terrain. But China’s agents would also be confined largely to areas where the local population spoke languages and dialects related to Tibetan. It was nearly impossible for the Chinese to penetrate most parts of the NEFA where the local tribal population spoke other, non-Tibetan languages and dialects.
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