The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965

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name = The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965
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author = P V S Jagan Mohan & Samir Chopra
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country = IND
language = English
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classification = Non-fiction
genre = Aviation, History
publisher = Manohar Publishers
release_date = June 30 2005
media type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 378 p.
isbn = ISBN 81-7304-641-7

"The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965" is an 2005 Aviation History book written by PVS Jagan Mohan and [http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~schopra Samir Chopra] . The book deals with the Indian Air Force's role in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that started on 1 September 1965 and came to an end on 23 September 1965.

Background

The air war was one of the last in which classic turning dogfights took place between the two belligerents. The Pakistan Air Force employed largely American hardware. The North American F-86 Sabre, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter and the Martin B-57 Canberra (based on the British aircraft the English Electric Canberra). The Indian Air Force employed Russian and British aircraft like the Hawker Hunter, Folland Gnat and the MiG-21s.

The book describes the day to day operations of the Indian Air Force and is the first detailed account of the airwar from the Indian side.

Reviews

Some reviews of the Book are available on the authors' web site [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Books/AirWar65/Media-Reviews.html at BharatRakshak.com] .
* [http://journal.frontierindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=40 Review on Frontier India Journal]

Further reading

* [http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/9548.html The Class of '65] - Excerpts from Indian Express by Rakesh Sinha and Shiv Aroor
* [http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/26spec1.htm On a wing and a prayer] - Excerpt from Rediff.com
* [http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/26war.htm The Wolfpack in action] - Excerpt from Rediff.com