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In december, 1971, with the birth of bangladesh in one of the most painful and controversial manners, a new nation's origin was laid. Bangladesh had suffered a cruel genocide by its own people from western pakistan and the war for its liberation was fought between the native liberation army of mukti bahini and the indian armed forces on one side with the pakistani armed forces on the other side of the combat. The book eagles over bangladesh: the indian air force in the 1971 liberation war discusses the detailed facets of this huge war and the role of the indian air force in the story of bangladesh's inception. The gravity of the situation increased as an open war broke out on the western and eastern fronts in december 1971. The western pakistani army surrendered in dacca two weeks later eventually leading to an end of this battle. The indian air force proved to be a fearsome fighting force and facilitated the indian army's fast progress to dacca. Eagles over bangladesh: the indian air force in the 1971 liberation war narrates the tale of the iaf offensive over bangladesh starting off with the raids on dacca on the first day of the war progressing through to the final course as the coup de grace was delivered on the governor's house in dacca. This book, thus, tries to fill in the gaps regarding a noteworthy military conflict that took place about four decades ago, forming an important part in the history of the world. This book was published by harper collins, india in 2013 and is available in paperback. Key features: this book recounts the story of bangladesh's formation and the role of the indian air force is detailed efficiently. ● ● ● ● ● ●
Sales Rank: #1788846 in Books Published on: 2013-12 Original language: English Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .86 pounds Binding: Paperback 368 pages
Most helpful customer reviews 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The Air war over East Pakistan By KRISHNA JAGA Exhaustive coverage of the Indian sub-continent air operations are rare - one on the 1971 air war covering both the larger Western and the Eastern sectors even more - none exist. The author and historian Jagan ,Chopra and Harper Collins are complimented for publishing the definitive account for the Eastern sector operations (in erstwhile East Pakistan) where the IAF took on the lone PAF Sabre fighter squadron and played a decisive role in the creation of Bangladesh and it took almost 8 years in the making. IMHO, the title of the book is an anachronism - Eagles over East Pakistan would probably seem
more appropriate - but the authors have their reasons. The USP of this massive 400 + page tome (soft cover ed) are the exclusive and diligent research and first person accounts from the Indian Air Warriors ex AVM Bishnoi et al and some from the Bangladesh AF which the authors have gleaned over the years - along with rare b/w personal photos and 16 pages of glossy pages which embellish the tome. The introduction with a short political scenario is supplemented by an excellent account of the IAF re-building between the wars , the procurement in larger numbers of the Mig 21 FL and Su-7 and the build up to the air campaign - while on the PAF side the treatment could have been longer. The events leading to the defection of Bengali pilots to India and the first Kilo Flight audacious air strike and a detailed day by day account of the major ops read like a fast paced thriller - the reader can almost envision himself in the cockpit as the action envelopes him.The interactions between the FAC and the army as the jets roar overhead ,the detailed narration of the interaction between the flyers and their supervisors and details of the Air Force traditions ,etiquette and station commanders wanting to fly combat missions make very interesting reading. The famous battle over Boyra , many little or unknown nuggets including the capture and ordeal of Bhutani as a POW ,to the final decisive raid on the Governor's house and the preparations for the surrender ceremony are covered meticulously - the nugget on the downed future PAF chief Qureishi returning the compliment given by his adversary Lazarus ,in a rare display of fighter fraternity ,is priceless. To my delight , Each chapter has extensive notes containing useful information and crossreferences - the usage of the Mig 21 gun-sights , the failure of the AA-2 Atoll (K-13) Missile ,the steep glide bombing tactics employed for the Russian M-62 ordnance during runway denial ops etc The book ends with an aftermath of the war , a concise analysis of the IAF and vindication of the unproven Mig 21 during the war and the start of the fledgling Bangladesh Air Force and finally discloses the reason for the surprising hostility towards their benefactors - the IAF - which had puzzled me . A detailed appendix with Orbat for each AF , along with a detailed list of kills (Indian sources) , combat ops statistics , gallantry awards , officers rosters and a bibliography follows. i will also recommend Sajjad Haider's Flight of the Falcon for a viewpoint from across the border : Flight Falcon Demolishing Myths 1965 1971 What could be enhanced for a second edition: ---------------------------------------------------* There are only 2 maps - a few more maps in each chapter with relevant markings would improve the spatial understanding * Few more action sequence diagrams to supplement the lone Boyra flying formation diagram would serve as a fantastic primer on air superiority
* Each chapter could have some sub-titles along with the relevant date of campaign * More detail on the air operations from the naval seahawk/alize sqn *couple of sections could be slightly crisper - some details on sqn movement etc can be avoided as its not mandatory to publish every tidbit given in an interview * Sections summarizing the objectives of each AF at the inception and lessons learnt at the end * Future progress and careers of the main protagonists *The index is barely functional and inadequate- could not find many including Inam ul Haq etc I would not deem it necessary to cover every single op or report verbatim the entire events as narrated in interviews - the authors can be less ambitious * Lastly - colour artwork profiles and possibly colour paintings from Polly Singh's collection would have greatly enhanced this book given the proliferation of glossy paper - this is the biggest lacuna The book loses a star as i think it was a hurried rush in the final stages to release the book and some of the above points got glossed over What's next on the anvil - the long awaited tome on air operations in the Western Sector ?? There are also some ponderables - had PAF utilized the other air base in Kumaritola or had there been another PAF Sabre sqn deployed - would it have impacted the inevitable ? In summary this is a must buy - not only for the discerning air war or mil history buff, but also for the casual Western reader ,of an era where aircraft guns and cannon roared and resulted in the liberation of B'desh. 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. The Indian Air Force's Stellar role in the birthing of Bangladesh By Raghu Nathan I am generally not enamored by military history, mainly due to doubts about the veracity of the content and also due to its penchant for jingoism. Reviews of this book suggested that it is written with much scholarship, fairness and lack of jingoism and that it gives a blow-by-blow account of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) actions in East Pakistan in 1971. Since I lived through the liberation of Bangladesh, working alongside members of the IAF at that time, I thought it may be interesting to know all the real facts about the events. As I finished the book, I felt that its day-by-day recounting of the IAF's activities would be of great interest mainly to military and aviation enthusiasts and other strategic thinkers and planners but not so much to a layman like me. Still, there are aspects about the war which I found to be of much interest in the book. One of the things that stands out in the narrative is its portrayal of the professionalism, chivalry and dignity of both the IAF and PAF airmen. On Nov 22, 1971, a good ten days before the war started, four IAF Gnats ambush and shoot down three PAF Sabre jets, forcing their pilots to eject and be captured. One of them was Parvez Quereshi, who eventually ends up as Chief of Staff of the PAF years later. Donald Lazarus of the IAF, who shot him down in 1971, sends a congratulatory message to Quereshi. To his surprise, he receives a reply thanking him for his wishes and
complimenting the IAF pilots for the plucky fight shown by them on that occasion. The authors also record that at the end of the war, contrary to reports, most senior-ranking Pak Army officers, Brigadier and above, chose not to escape and abandon junior officers. Only one Major-General does otherwise. In contrast, the civilian higher-ups in the East Pakistan administration do not show such character. The Governor, Malik, saves himself and his family by taking refuge in the UN sanctuary of the Inter-Continental Hotel of Dacca. The authors' research also throws light on the Karwan Bazaar bombing on Dec 8, 1971. Four Caribous of the IAF attack Tezgaon and Kurmitola during the night. Unfortunately, Flt Lt Naval Singh's bombs fall way off on an Islamic orphanage killing orphans by mistake. The PAF correctly points at IAF as the culprit. But they seemed to have lost the propaganda war because neither the US Consulate General nor the UN representative were convinced that it was the IAF, instead believing that it was a heinous act done by the PAF to get propaganda value against India! It shows how the atrocities of the Pak army in East Pakistan had lost them all credibility even with their best ally, the US, at that time. There are also stories of great courage and generosity by the Bangla villagers in protecting IAF pilots who had to eject inside East Pakistan during the war. Sqn.Ldr Mehra's plane gets shot down and he ejects in a village in East Pakistan. As the villagers save him, the Pak army advances on the village and ransacks the whole place, burning it down. But no one in the village gives up Mehra. They flee, but hide Mehra near the river bank under water giving him a pipe to use for breathing. Mehra stays for many hours under water and the villagers come back after dark to rescue him and take him to safety. Another tribute comes from Group Captain Mally Woollen of the IAF who marvels at the discipline of Dacca's residents as there was no looting, chaos or price gouging at the end of the war. Often in India, the media and the public do not give enough credit to our armed forces, intelligence units and the political leadership for some of their good work. During the 1965 war against Pakistan, the Indian Prime minister Shastri announces that India was not at war with the people of East Pakistan and decides against invading East Pakistan. These actions were intended to win over Bengalis by appealing to their nationalism as Bengalis rather than as Pakistanis. The authors say that both these actions paid rich dividends in 1971. There are also instances narrated in the book of how crucial intelligence was gathered by electronic eavesdropping which helped the Indian Army and IAF to know the intent of the East Pakistani administrators well in advance so that they could plan against them in time. The book is extremely well-annotated and written in a dispassionate manner. It brings out how the IAF pilots innovatively used the Caribous for bombing raids and also the techniques they used with the Mig-21s to destroy the runways of East Pakistan with great precision. Their ultimate accolade came from A.A.K.Niazi himself, the commander of the Pak forces in East Pakistan, when he said that the IAF allowed them no rest, day or night, with no place to hide. It is worth a read for those interested in the subject in spite of a lot of technical details on aviation. 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The Air Campaign that helped create a nation By Toofanifan Written by the same duo who co-authored the authoritative tome on the 1965 Air War over the Indian Subcontinent,it is only natural that the expectations of Aviation and Military History
enthusiasts would be high. Well,i am happy to find that these expectations have not only been met,but exceeded.Eagles over Bangladesh certainly provides a credible historic record,which comprehensively covers the entire spectrum of the Air action that took place in this theatre of the 71 war,accounting for practically every mission and sortie. Despite the scale of effort,the narrative is very interesting to read,and easily rises above the level of a mere compilation of Sqn/Unit records or after action reports. In this regard i found this book to be more exciting to read,then at least a few tedious sections,of their previous 65 Air war book.Perhaps this could also be due to the fact that this was a shorter war,as also the authors decision to confine this volume to the East Pakistan theatre of operations,leaving the "holding" action in the Western front for a later work. While accounts of some of the more famous air actions of the 71 war were already available in the public domain(most notably the Bharat Rakshak website...run by Jagan)these were a collection of single person narratives,which fell short of providing an overall perspective on events. Eagles over Bangladesh does a commendable job of researching other sources and interviewing veterans from all the 3 Air Forces involved,and producing a fascinating 3 dimensional composite big picture of the entire Air Campaign. The role played by former PAF officers and PIA pilots of Bengali origin in 'Kilo Flight",and the senior level oversight involved in the Runway Busting effort over Tezgaon and Kurmitola using standard issue munitions,are just 2 such cases, where the full story emerges for the first time. Continuing with their past practice of not flinching from putting on record unpleasant facts,the treasure trove of first person accounts does not fail to include Blue on Blue incidents,and even a tragic case of 'collateral damage"which had so far been wrongly attributed to the PAF. I also found it interesting, that in a few instances, while setting forth facts,the authors refrain from directly commenting about individuals or situations,leaving the readers to draw their own conclusions. This ofcourse also leaves the field wide open for the prospect of further debate and discussion and hopefully more books covering these aspects of the campaign in more detail later!( the use and efficacy of air to air missiles by both sides is but one such example) Eagles over Bangladesh is without doubt the difinitive work on this little known Air War involving cold war era jet fighters,and will add significant value to the collection of any aviation/military history buff with a special interest in Jet Air Combat before the proliferation of sophisticated electronics. See all 5 customer reviews...
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