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Unlikely Beginnings : A Soldier's Life Mitha, A.O (Major General )

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: 443 pages U4Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 923.5 MIT-U 2003
Contents:
1. Beginnings at Land’s end. 2. Problems parents. 3. A Colonial Education. 4. Proud to be an Indian. 5. Indian Military Academy. 6. Racial Strains in the Army. 7. A Sikh Commanding Officer. 8. Paratrooper. 9. Friendships and Partings. 10. A New Country. 11. Putting Down Roots. 12. On the Border. 13. Married Life on a Pittance. 14. Marking Time. 15. Raising the SSG. 16. Land Mafia in Lahore Cantts. 17. 1965: Honeymoon with the Eastern Wing. 18. The VIP culture. 19. Pakistan Military Academy. 20. The Challenge of Armour command. 21. III winds. 22. 1971. 23. Cut Adrift. Epilogue by Indu Mitha, Appendices, Index.
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Unlikely Beginnings A Soldier's Life

1. Beginnings at Land’s end. 2. Problems parents. 3. A Colonial Education. 4. Proud to be an Indian. 5. Indian Military Academy. 6. Racial Strains in the Army. 7. A Sikh Commanding Officer. 8. Paratrooper. 9. Friendships and Partings. 10. A New Country. 11. Putting Down Roots. 12. On the Border. 13. Married Life on a Pittance. 14. Marking Time. 15. Raising the SSG. 16. Land Mafia in Lahore Cantts. 17. 1965: Honeymoon with the Eastern Wing. 18. The VIP culture. 19. Pakistan Military Academy. 20. The Challenge of Armour command. 21. III winds. 22. 1971. 23. Cut Adrift. Epilogue by Indu Mitha, Appendices, Index.

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