01562nam a22001937a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100120008308200210009510000170011624500230013326000490015630000260020536500190023152010630025065000360131370000190134920220714102614.0220714b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780140285239  cAL  aEnglish  223a954.04bMANG  aD R Mankekar  aGuilty Men of 1962  aNew DelhibPenguin Books India Pvt Ltdc1998  a184 p.bPBc20x12 cm.  c₹d₹200.00  aThe Sino-Indian War of 1962 ended with China declaring a unilateral ceasefire after inflicting a humiliating defeat on the Indian armed forces along the North-Eastern frontier. In this compelling expose of India's debacle in the war, D.R. Mankekar reveals how the country bungled in guarding its interests in the frontier dispute with China, tracing the mistakes that were made at the highest levels of government in responding to the Chinese incursions across our borders. He highlights also the systematic approach of the Chinese to the issues at stake in contrast to the psychological and military unpreparedness that characterized the Indian effort, and graphically recreates key events of the war, like the storming of the 'impregnable' fort of Towang in Tse-la, to which Chinese gained access by using an old and out-of-use railway route.
A riveting account of the war that forced India to take stock of its defence priorities, The Guilty Men of 1962 is just as relevant today, in the post-Pokharan II scenario, as when it was written thirty years ago.  aSino-Indian Border Dispute 1957  aMANKEKAR (D R)