Department of Defence and

Strategic Studies

University of Allahabad
ALLAHABAD

Lecture List

B.A./B.Sc.
(Second Year)
 LECTURE LIST

INSTRUCTIONS
— The syllabus is divided into five units.
— The examinees will have to attempt Five
Questions in all. All questions will carry equal
marks. Two questions will be asked from each
uint. The examinees will have to attempt one
question from each unit.
— The questions will be of three types requiring short
answers, medium answers and long/essay type
answers. These instructions will be applicable for
all the papers for theory examination.
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(5) Indo-Pakistan Conflict (1971)
Ist PAPER
a. Genesis and Causes
INDIAN MILITARY HISTORY
b. Military operations on the Western Front with
(FROM 1947 UPTO DATE) special reference to the battle of Shakargarh
UNIT-1 c. Military operations on the Eastern Front

(1) Partition of India and the armed forces ; Background d. Role of Air Force and Navy in the
Military operations
(2) Military operations in Kashmir (1948)
e. Emergence of Bangla Desh
a. Kashmir dispute : Genesis and progression
f. Politico-Military lessons
b. Military Operations with special reference
with the battle of Zojila UNIT-5
c. Role of Air Force (6) Indian Defence: Contemporary scenarios with special reference to

UNIT-2 LIC and Terrorism

(3) Sino-Indian Conflict (1962)

a. Background of the Sino-India Border Dispute
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
b. Military operations with Special Reference to
1. Singh, Nagendra The theory of force and organisation of
the battle at Nanka Chu River of Thagla Ridge Defence in Indian Constitutional History
c. Politico-Military Lessons 2. Longer, V.Red Coat to Olive green
UNIT-3 3. Prasad, B.The Indian Armed Forces in World War II
4. Sen, S.N. Eighteen Fifty Seven
(4) Indo-Pakistan Conflict (1965)
5. Chopra, M.K. India-The search for power
a. Background and causes with reference to 6. Gupta, Shishir Kashmir
Kutch operations
7. Singh, Bhupinder Indo-Pak Conflict over Kashmir
b. Military operations with special reference to the 8. Akbar, M.J. India-The siege within the Indian Army
battle of Khem Karan
9. Cohen, S.P. The Pakistan Army
c. Role of Navy and Air Force 10. Dalvi, J.P. Himalayan Blunder
d. Politico-Military lessons
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11. Kaul, B.M. The Untold Story UNIT-2
12. Sinha, S. The Chinese Aggression
4. First World War :
13. Maxwell, N. India and China war of 1962
14. Mankekar, D.R. Twenty two fateful days (a) Causes
15. Singh, Harbaks Indo-Pak Conflict 1965 (b) Strategy, Stalemate, Restoration of mobility with
16. Palit, D.K. The lightening campaign special reference to the battles of Ypres and
17. Singh, S. Liberation of Bangladesh Somme.
18. Akhtar, J.D. The Saga of Bangladesh (c) Role of air Force and navy.
19. Thompson, J. War and Peace
UNIT-3
20. Kavic, L.J. India's Quest for Security
21. Saigal, J.R. Unfought War of 1962 5. Second World War :
22. Kaul, T.N. Diplomacy in Peace and War (a) Causes
23. Subrahmanyam, K. Indian Security Perspectives (b) Allied and Axis objective and strategy.
Other books as recommended by the teacher.
(c) Armoured and Mechanised Warfare with special
reference to Gazala Line and E1-Alamien.
B.A./B.Sc II (d) Role of Air Power with special reference to
IInd PAPER the battle of Britain.
(e) Role of Navy with special reference to the battle
WORLD ART OF WAR SINCE 1786 of Leyte Gulf (1944).
UNIT-1 6. Advent of Nuclear Weapons and its impact on warfare.

1. Impact of Science and Technology on warfare with

special reference to the reforms of Gustavus UNIT-4
Adolphus and Frederick the Great.
7. (c) War in Indo-China with special reference to the
2. Principles and defects of Napoleonic warfare with battle of Dien Biein Phu.
special reference to battle of Trafalgar (1805) and
Waterloo (1815). (d) Causes of the French defeat and political
and military lessons.
3. American Civil War (1861-65) and new military trends.
8. Emergency in Malaya 1948-60.
(a) Causes of communist insurgency.

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 (b) Counter insurgency Operations.' 12. Calvooressi, P. & Total War

Wiend, G.
(c) Political and Military lessons.
13. Car, E.H. 20 years Crisis 1919-1939
UNIT-5 14. Car, E.H. International Relations Between the two
war 1919-39
9. Middle East Conflict ;
15. Carver, M. War since 1945
(a) Causes with reference to Suez Crisis and 16. Chalfort Montgomery of Alamein
Arab-Israel Conflict (1956). Campaigns of Napoleon
17. Chandler, D.G.
(b) Six Day War (1967). 18. Collier, B.A Short History of the World War II
(c) Yom Kippur War (1973). 19. Curtis, L.World War, Its Causes and Cure
(d) Current developments. 20. Donelly, D.Struggle for the World, The Cold war from
its origin
10. Iran-Iraq Conflict :
21. Duppy, T.N. Military History of World War II
(a) Causes, Strategy and Tactics during the military 22. Churchill, W.S. American Civil War
operations. 23. Esposito, V.J.ed Concise History fo World War II
(b) Political and Military lessons. 24. Fairbairn, G.Revolutionary warfare and communist strategy,
11. Gulf Conflict (1991). The threat to South East Asia.
25. Fuller, J.F.C.Decisive Battle of the Western war.
26. Gilbert, M.Arab-Israeli Conflicts ; its History of Maps.
SELECTING READINGS 27. Gupta, BB.Arab-Israeli Relations.
1. Agwani, M.S. Politics in the Gulf 28. Harkabi, Y.Arab Strategies and Israeli Response.
2. Agwani, M.S. The West Asian Crisis 29. Hart, L. Defence of Britain
3. Alexander, F.International Terrorism, National, 30. Hart, L.History of the World War I.
Regional and Global Perspective 31. Hart, L.History of the World War II.
4. Barnaby, C.F. Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons 32. Hart, L. Romma papers.
5. Bealo and The Spread of Nuclear Weapons 33. Hart, L.North African Campaign in 1940-43.
Maddox, J. 34. Hart, L.The Other Side of the Hill.
6. Dewan, B.N. War and Peace in West Asia 35. Harluck, E.L. The World War II.
7. Bellock, H.The French Revolution 36. Hayes, G.P. Middle East Politics : The Military
8. Belgrami, S.J.R.Arms Race and Disarmament Dimension.
9. Bryant, A.The Turn of the Tide-1939-43 37. Jacobson, H & Decisive Battles of World War II. others Ed.
10. Bryant, A.Triumph in the West-1943-46
11. Butter, J.R.M.History of the World War II 38. Koch, H.W.edOrigins of World War I.

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 39. Langsam, W.C. & The World Since 1919. PRACTICAL
Mitchell, O.C.
40. Montgomery, V. A History of Warfare. B.A./BSc. Second Year
41. O'Ballance, E. The War in Vietnam 1954-73.
1—Sand Model Exercises
42. O'Ballance, E. The Third Arab-Israeli War.
(a) Battle of Panipat, 1526 A.D.
43. Tachinene, D.R. Arab-Israeli Military Ballance Since Oct.
1973. (b) Battle of Assaye, 1803 A.D.
44. Taylor, A.G.P. World War II. 2—Sketching of the Charts of Indian Battles
45. Taylor John, W.R. History of Aerial Warfare. (a) Battle of Zojilla, 1948.
46. Vagts, A. Landing Operation.
(b) Battle of Thagla Ridge, 1962.
Other books as recommended by the teacher.
(c) Battle of Khem Karan, 1965.
(d) Battle of Shakargarh, 1971.
(e) Kargil Conflict, 1999
3—Sketching of Charts of Western Battles
(a) Battle of Trafalgar, 1805.
(b) Battle of Somme, 1919.
(c) Battle of El-Alamin,, 1942.
(d) Arab-Israel War, 1967.
4.—TEWTs
(a) Organization of an Infantry Batallion.
(b) Organisation and tactical use of weapons and
Equipment upto Platoon level.
(c) Elementary knlowledge of modern
tactics— Fieldcraft and Patrolling
(d) Appreciation on the Sand Model of Attack and
Defence.

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