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Crossed Swords : Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
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700 Pages
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English
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2009
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Military / General, Asia / India & South Asia, World / Asian
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Political Science, History
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"This is by far the fullest and most authoritative analysis yet published of Pakistan and its army and intelligence services."--New York Review of Books "Timely... this is the best researched and most serious history of the Pakistan army."--London Review of Books "In Crossed Swords, Pakistani American scholar Shuja Nawaz fleshes out the history of the Pakistani army in a dense but carefully researched book... conclude(s) that the military domination of Pakistani society has stunted the country's political growth, and that the army's obsession with Indian hegemony has perverted relations with neighbors and allies... explores the flaws in U.S. and Pakistani thinking that helped allow the Taliban's comeback."--The Washington Post Book World "This exceptionally authoritative book, rich in insider history, could not have come at a better time as a key to understanding the underlying power structures of Pakistan as it struggles to find its place in the world."--Barbara Crossette, former South Asia Bureau Chief, The New York Times "Crossed Swords is extremely authoritative and based on extensive research; it balances the in-depth knowledge of the insider with the critical eye of the scholar; and is both accessible enough for students while invaluable for specialists. In short, it is much needed and fills a longstanding gap on the existing literature on Pakistan."--Yasmin Khan, author of The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan "Shuja Nawaz has used his considerable expertise to delve deep into the Pakistan Army. The result is an insightful study of an institution that has been, and remains, the center of gravity in Pakistan. This superbly researched book comes at a critical time in Pakistan's history. A must read to understand the past and the ongoing events."--General Jehangir Karamat, Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan, 1996-98 "Crossed Swords is and will remain for many years the standard military history of Pakistan regardless of whether or not one agrees with Nawaz's reading of events, trends and personalities...timely and important... strongly recommended to anyone seeking to understand the phenomenon of praetorian control in general and Pakistan's military in particular."--Southasia-online.com "Shuja Nawaz's study is as definitive as we are likely to get: no other book has penetrated so deeply into the army, and so carefully examined this powerful institution in the context of Pakistan's history and politics."--Stephen P. Cohen, The Brookings Institution and author of The Pakistan Army and The Idea of Pakistan "Crossed Swords is eminently readable and exciting at times. Born into a family that had produced only soldiers, and married into one equally devoted to the military way of life, Nawaz has inherited a legacy that allows him to shed light on little-known aspects of the army and its functioning...Nawaz...takes the reader on the road from the transfer of power to the army to its present-day authority, presenting vivid portraits of the Sandhurst-trained officer cadres, with their affected accents, and the more local strains of faith."--ndia Today, "This is by far the fullest and most authoritative analysis yet published of Pakistan and its army and intelligence services."--New York Review of Books "Timely... this is the best researched and most serious history of the Pakistan army."--London Review of Books "In Crossed Swords, Pakistani American scholar Shuja Nawaz fleshes out the history of the Pakistani army in a dense but carefully researched book... conclude(s) that the military domination of Pakistani society has stunted the country's political growth, and that the army's obsession with Indian hegemony has perverted relations with neighbors and allies... explores the flaws in U.S. and Pakistani thinking that helped allow the Taliban's comeback."--The Washington Post Book World "This exceptionally authoritative book, rich in insider history, could not have come at a better time as a key to understanding the underlying power structures of Pakistan as it struggles to find its place in the world."--Barbara Crossette, former South Asia Bureau Chief, The New York Times "Crossed Swords is extremely authoritative and based on extensive research; it balances the in-depth knowledge of the insider with the critical eye of the scholar; and is both accessible enough for students while invaluable for specialists. In short, it is much needed and fills a longstanding gap on the existing literature on Pakistan."--Yasmin Khan, author of The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan "Shuja Nawaz has used his considerable expertise to delve deep into the Pakistan Army. The result is an insightful study of an institution that has been, and remains, the center of gravity in Pakistan. This superbly researched book comes at a critical time in Pakistan's history. A must read to understand the past and the ongoing events."--General Jehangir Karamat, Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan, 1996-98 "Crossed Swords is and will remain for many years the standard military history of Pakistan regardless of whether or not one agrees with Nawaz's reading of events, trends and personalities...timely and important... strongly recommended to anyone seeking to understand the phenomenon of praetorian control in general and Pakistan's military in particular."--Southasia-online.com "Shuja Nawaz' study is as definitive as we are likely to get: no other book has penetrated so deeply into the army, and so carefully examined this powerful institution in the context of Pakistan's history and politics."--Stephen P. Cohen, The Brookings Institution and author of The Pakistan Army and The Idea of Pakistan "Crossed Swords is eminently readable and exciting at times. Born into a family that had produced only soldiers, and married into one equally devoted to the military way of life, Nawaz has inherited a legacy that allows him to shed light on little-known aspects of the army and its functioning...Nawaz...takes the reader on the road from the transfer of power to the army to its present-day authority, presenting vivid portraits of the Sandhurst-trained officer cadres, with their affected accents, and the more local strains of faith."--ndia Today, "This is by far the fullest and most authoritative analysis yet published of Pakistan and its army and intelligence services."--New York Review of Books "Timely... this is the best researched and most serious history of the Pakistan army."--London Review of Books "InCrossed Swords, Pakistani American scholar Shuja Nawaz fleshes out the history of the Pakistani army in a dense but carefully researched book... conclude(s) that the military domination of Pakistani society has stunted the country's political growth, and that the army's obsession with Indian hegemony has perverted relations with neighbors and allies... explores the flaws in U.S. and Pakistani thinking that helped allow the Taliban's comeback."--The Washington Post Book World "This exceptionally authoritative book, rich in insider history, could not have come at a better time as a key to understanding the underlying power structures of Pakistan as it struggles to find its place in the world."--Barbara Crossette, former South Asia Bureau Chief,The New York Times "Crossed Swordsis extremely authoritative and based on extensive research; it balances the in-depth knowledge of the insider with the critical eye of the scholar; and is both accessible enough for students while invaluable for specialists. In short, it is much needed and fills a longstanding gap on the existing literature on Pakistan."--Yasmin Khan, author ofThe Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan "Shuja Nawaz has used his considerable expertise to delve deep into the Pakistan Army. The result is an insightful study of an institution that has been, and remains, the center of gravity in Pakistan. This superbly researched book comes at a critical time in Pakistan's history. A must read to understand the past and the ongoing events."--General Jehangir Karamat, Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan, 1996-98 "Crossed Swordsis and will remain for many years the standard military history of Pakistan regardless of whether or not one agrees with Nawaz's reading of events, trends and personalities...timely and important... strongly recommended to anyone seeking to understand the phenomenon of praetorian control in general and Pakistan's military in particular."--Southasia-online.com "Shuja Nawaz's study is as definitive as we are likely to get: no other book has penetrated so deeply into the army, and so carefully examined this powerful institution in the context of Pakistan's history and politics."--Stephen P. Cohen, The Brookings Institution and author ofThe Pakistan ArmyandThe Idea of Pakistan "Crossed Swordsis eminently readable and exciting at times. Born into a family that had produced only soldiers, and married into one equally devoted to the military way of life, Nawaz has inherited a legacy that allows him to shed light on little-known aspects of the army and its functioning...Nawaz...takes the reader on the road from the transfer of power to the army to its present-day authority, presenting vivid portraits of the Sandhurst-trained officer cadres, with their affected accents, and the more local strains of faith."--ndia Today, "This is by far the fullest and most authoritative analysis yet published of Pakistan and its army and intelligence services."--New York Review of Books"Timely... this is the best researched and most serious history of the Pakistan army."--London Review of Books "In Crossed Swords, Pakistani American scholar Shuja Nawaz fleshes out the history of the Pakistani army in a dense but carefully researched book... conclude(s) that the military domination of Pakistani society has stunted the country's political growth, and that the army's obsession with Indian hegemony has perverted relations with neighbors and allies... explores the flaws in U.S. and Pakistani thinking that helped allow the Taliban's comeback."--The Washington Post Book World "This exceptionally authoritative book, rich in insider history, could not have come at a better time as a key to understanding the underlying power structures of Pakistan as it struggles to find its place in the world."--Barbara Crossette, former South Asia Bureau Chief, The New York Times"Crossed Swords is eminently readable and exciting at times. Born into a family that had produced only soldiers, and married into one equally devoted to the military way of life, Nawaz has inherited a legacy that allows him to shed light on little-known aspects of the army and its functioning...Nawaz...takes the reader on the road from the transfer of power to the army to its present-day authority, presenting vivid portraits of the Sandhurst-trained officer cadres, with their affected accents, and the more local strains of faith."--ndia Today
Dewey Decimal
954.91
Table Of Content
Preface and AcknowledgementsList of MapsList of PhotographsDramatis PersonaeIntroduction1. In History Bound2. Enter the British3. The Army of the Raj4. A Difficult Birth5. The First Kashmir War6. The Legacy of Conflict: Chaos and Ambitions7. Courting Uncle Sam8. Things Fall Apart9. The First Coup10. Martial Law and the Search for Legitimacy11. Wars and Consequences12. September '65 and Ayub's Fall13. Untied Pakistan-How to Break-Up a Country14. Wars and Consequences15. Bhutto Rules16. Guardians of the Faith17. The Troika's Musical Chairs18. Systemic Failures: The Wars Within19. The Liberal Autocrat20. Today and TomorrowAppendices:Appendix 1: Timeline: Key Events - Pakistan and Its ArmyAppendix 2: Primary SourcesAppendix 3: Death of an Army ChiefAppendix 4: Two anonymous letters about death of General Asif NawazAppendix 5: Copy of original test result of General Nawaz's hair sampleSelect BibliographyIndex
Synopsis
Based on 30 years of research and analysis, this definitive book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan army in the country's polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States. Shuja Nawaz examines the army and Pakistan in both peace and war. Using many hitherto unpublished materials from the archives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army, as well as interviews with key military and political figures in Pakistan and the United States, he sheds light not only on the Pakistan Army and its US connections but also on Pakistan as a key Muslim country in one of the world's toughest neighborhoods. In doing so, he lays bare key facts about Pakistan's numerous wars with India and its many rounds of political musical chairs, as well as the Kargil conflict of 1999. He then draws lessons from this history that may help Pakistan end its wars within and create a stabler political entity., Pakistan and its army are inseparable entities. For most of its life as an independent state, Pakistan has been under direct or indirect army rule, while pursuing an elusive quest for nationhood. Pakistan has also been an important ally of the United States, during the Cold War, the Afghan War against the Soviet Union, and more recently, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States of 2001, in the 'War on Terror'. The US-Pakistan relationship is a long one and often filled with mutual distrust on both sides. It has also provoked much street unrest within Pakistan, a country facing a hostile larger neighbour, India, and wracked by internal wars and insurrections, pitting linguistic, ethnic, and religious groups against each other and the state. Yet, Pakistan remains a key to the future stability and growth of Central Asia, South Asia, and the Gulf region, as a major Muslim country, armed with nuclear weapons, and with a growing and predominantly youthful population of some 160 million. Recently, it has seen the emergence of heavily armed Jihadi groups, bent upon imposing their own view of Islamic Law on a Pakistani population that is largely moderate but silent. These uprisings have pitted the Jihadis and their Al Qaeda associates against the army, breaking a relationship between the Mullahs and the Military that was born during the regime of General Ziaul Haq in the 1980s and sustained by Pakistan's support of the Kashmiri uprising against India through the army's Jihadi surrogates. Pakistan has also witnessed proxy wars between Shia and Sunni extremists, financed by local and foreign sources. Many fear that an undemocratic Pakistan fighting its many internal wars may become a 'failed state', with dire consequences for the volatile and strategic region of the world in which it resides. The Pakistan army is at the centre of this maelstrom, with President Pervez Musharraf, who has been ruling since 1999 after a coup d'etat against an elected prime minister, still wearing his uniform as the Chief of Army Staff. Regardless of whether he stays or goes, the role and nature of the Pakistan army remains key to Pakistan's future. Will it continue to intrude into national politics? Or will a democratic system emerge and be sustained by the politicians, many of whom have been too keen in the past to bring in the army into managing the state. Will the conflict between the constitutional authority of the state and the coercive power of the military ever end? Or will an eventually unstable and Islamist-controlled army contribute to the collapse of the current Pakistani state and change its relationship with the West? Based on 30 years of research and analysis, Shuja Nawaz, who has ancient military ties and whose brother, General Asif Nawaz, was army chief over 1991-93, delves into these and other questions. This book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan army in the country's polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States. Nawaz examines the army and Pakistan in both peace and war. Using many hitherto unpublished materials from the archives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the General Headquarters of the Pakistan army, as well as interviews with key military and political figures in Pakistan and the United States, he sheds light not only on the Pakistan army and its US connections but also on Pakistan as a key Muslim country in one of the world's toughest neighbourhoods. In doing so, he lays bare key facts about Pakistan's numerous wars with India and its many rounds of political musical chairs, as well as the Kargil conflict of 1998. He then draws lessons from this history that may help Pakistan end its wars within and create a stabler political entity. This book takes you behind the headlines., Pakistan and its army are inseparable entities. For most of its life as an independent state, Pakistan has been under direct or indirect army rule, while pursuing an elusive quest for nationhood. Pakistan has also been an important ally of the United States, during the Cold War, the Afghan War against the Soviet Union, and more recently, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States of 2001, in the 'War on Terror'. The US-Pakistan relationship is a long oneand often filled with mutual distrust on both sides. It has also provoked much street unrest within Pakistan, a country facing a hostile larger neighbour, India, and wracked by internal wars andinsurrections, pitting linguistic, ethnic, and religious groups against each other and the state. Yet, Pakistan remains a key to the future stability and growth of Central Asia, South Asia, and the Gulf region, as a major Muslim country, armed with nuclear weapons, and with a growing and predominantly youthful population of some 160 million. Recently, it has seen the emergence of heavily armed Jihadi groups, bent upon imposing their own view of Islamic Law on a Pakistanipopulation that is largely moderate but silent. These uprisings have pitted the Jihadis and their Al Qaeda associates against the army, breaking a relationship between the Mullahs and the Military thatwas born during the regime of General Ziaul Haq in the 1980s and sustained by Pakistan's support of the Kashmiri uprising against India through the army's Jihadi surrogates. Pakistan has also witnessed proxy wars between Shia and Sunni extremists, financed by local and foreign sources. Many fear that an undemocratic Pakistan fighting its many internal wars may become a 'failed state', with dire consequences for the volatile and strategic region of the world in which it resides. ThePakistan army is at the centre of this maelstrom, with President Pervez Musharraf, who has been ruling since 1999 after a coup d'etat against an elected prime minister, still wearing his uniform as theChief of Army Staff. Regardless of whether he stays or goes, the role and nature of the Pakistan army remains key to Pakistan's future. Will it continue to intrude into national politics? Or will a democratic system emerge and be sustained by the politicians, many of whom have been too keen in the past to bring in the army into managing the state. Will the conflict between the constitutional authority of the state and the coercive power of the military ever end? Or will aneventually unstable and Islamist-controlled army contribute to the collapse of the current Pakistani state and change its relationship with the West? Based on 30 years ofresearch and analysis, Shuja Nawaz, who has ancient military ties and whose brother, General Asif Nawaz, was army chief over 1991-93, delves into these and other questions. This book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan army in the country's polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States. Nawaz examines the army and Pakistan in both peace and war. Using many hitherto unpublished materials from the archives of theUnited States, the United Kingdom, and the General Headquarters of the Pakistan army, as well as interviews with key military and political figures in Pakistan and the United States, he sheds light not onlyon the Pakistan army and its US connections but also on Pakistan as a key Muslim country in one of the world's toughest neighbourhoods. In doing so, he lays bare key facts about Pakistan's numerous wars with India and its many rounds of political musical chairs, as well as the Kargil conflict of 1998. He then draws lessons from this history that may help Pakistan end its wars within and create a stabler political entity. This book takes you behind the headlines.
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