Books in the Asia@War series

A wide ranging study that chronicles the remarkable growth of the Pakistan Armoured Corps over 95 years, and embraces its evolution, culture, doctrine, equipment, operational performance, garrisons, personalities, etc.

The little-known story of Ethiopian's Imperial Bodyguard, the Kagnew Battalion, during the Korean War of 1950-53.

Following the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, in 1931, Japan turned its interest to nearby Soviet territories. The result was a series of border incidents - starting with the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938.

Through extensive use of official records and participant recollections, rare photography and authentic colour profiles, Ravi Rikhye tells the captivating story of the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the biggest military conflict fought between India and Pakistan to date, and the war that resulted in emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.

A detailed and richly illustrated, blow-by-blow account of the first major air-mobile operations up to that point, and the first major showdown between the US Army, the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.

A detailed account, based heavily on Vietnamese sources, of the continuing efforts of North Vietnam to invade the South.

The first detailed account of the Indian military intervention in the Maldives in 1988, an operation prepared quickly and under immense pressure, but concluded successfully.

As the Indian Air Force turns 90, it is in the throes of a major modernization and expansion drive. This book details the current state of the IAF and its modernization plans and prospects.

This book details CIA-supported paramilitary operations in Laos during the height of the conflict in that kingdom, from late 1969 through the conclusion of agency participation in 1974.

The book presents the Imperial Japanese Navy offensive in the Indian Ocean in March-April 1942 and the British attempt to stop the enemy's advance towards India.