1962: The War That Wasn't
The honest record of India's Himalayan reckoning with China.
From the jacket
The story of the Indo-China War that looks at both the Eastern and Western theatres of the conflict in its entirety. Based on years of extensive research, the book draws on British, Tibetan, Chinese and Indian records to weave a comprehensive narration that also looks at the historical backdrop that goes back much further than the Nehru years. Extensive research on the ground combined with an intimate knowledge of the people involved make it a gripping story. The origins of the boundary dispute throw up some alarmingly startling facts that threaten to change the entire perception of the Indo-Sino conflict.
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