TY - BOOK AU - Mitha, A.O (Major General ) TI - Unlikely Beginnings: A Soldier's Life U1 - 923.5 MIT-U 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Karachi PB - Oxford University Press KW - Generals --Mitha, A.O-- Biography N1 - 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 ER -