War in the Gulf: Lessons for the Third World (Lancer Paper) - Hardcover

Brigadier V. K. Nair

9788170621423: War in the Gulf: Lessons for the Third World (Lancer Paper)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8170621429 ISBN 13: 9788170621423

Publisher: Lancer Publishers LLC, 2012

This book analyses the ramifications of the conflict in the Third World, emphasizing the inescapable relationship between diplomacy, economics, and military action that form part of a political whole, providing drive to states in confrontation. The mechanics of war planning within well-established tenets of warfare faithfully adhered to by the American military leadership in providing the basis for war-winning options are analyzed. The recognized principles of war are reexamined in the light of known events to establish their efficacy in future wars. Modern weapon systems and their performance are examined with a view toward validating existing war-fighting theory and military doctrines influenced by the ongoing technological evolution. Military efficacy of Third World countries in the current global political environment, their strategic and technological imperatives, and their politico-economic growth overshadowed by the American will to influence global ideological perceptions are analyzed. The book catechizes the Gulf conflict from a Third World point of view.

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About the Author:

Commissioned in 1961 into the Cavalry, Brig V.K. Nair, VSM has held numerous command, staff, and instructional posts during his career. He commanded an armored squadron in the Shakargarh Bulge during the Indo-Pak conflict in 1971, and his final stint in the army was as deputy director general (strategic planning) with the additional directorate of perspective planning at army headquarters. He was a member of the army’s expert committee 1989, which was set up to improve the fighting potential of the army, in keeping with the future threat environment and the country’s economic compulsions. At present, Brig Nair is working toward his doctorate in International Relations from Osmania University.

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