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INDO-PAKISTANI WAR OF 1971

andry — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:52:23 +0000

Above: Map of Kashmir Region It was a major war between India and Pakistan, which finally led to the Bangladesh Liberation War or the Pakistani Civil War. Exact dates are under dispute. The battle in western India from 3rd to 16th December 1971 is termed the Indo-Pakistani war by both India and Bangladesh. Within two [...]

INDO-PAKISTANI WAR OF 1965

andry — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:51:35 +0000

Above: Map of Pakistan during the Second Kashmir War The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, or Second Kashmir War, was the culmination of a series of hostilities that occurred between April 1965 and September 1965 between India and Pakistan. The war was the second one fought between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, the first having been [...]

Vietnam War

andry — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:49:53 +0000

Vietnam War Map Vietnam War, fought from 1957 until spring 1975, began as a struggle between the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) supported by the United States and a Communist-led insurgency assisted by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Eventually, both the United States and North Vietnam committed their regular military forces to the [...]

INDO-PAKISTANI WAR OF 1947

andry — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:45:32 +0000

Above: Map of Kadish Region The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, also known as the first Kashmir War was fought from 1947 to 1948. The dispute was over a certain part of Kashmir. Above: Scene of the First Kadish War Action (1947) Jammu and Kashmir was one of the many Indian states recognized by the British. [...]

Korean War

andry — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:44:49 +0000

Above: Korean War Portray The Korean War began on 25 June 1950, when forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) attacked southward across the thirty-eighth parallel against the army of the Republic of Korea (ROK). Trained and armed by the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and substantially out-numbering the [...]

The Indian War of 1857

andry — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:39:30 +0000

Above: Map showing the cities of India involved in the war India has lost its independence to the British. British had money and technology to rule over India. What started as a mere colonies in the Indian subcontinent was now getting costly for the local Indians. There were taxes levied on Indians. Where Indian weavers [...]

THE AFTERMATH OF THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR (1935-1945)

andry — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:07:27 +0000

Above: Unburied corpses during the massacre in Marco Polo Bridge 1937 Tensions were simmering between China and Japan. Only an excuse was needed to ignite the flames. A minor incident on Marco Polo Bridge (near Beijing) between Japanese and Chinese soldiers on 7th July 1937, gave the excuse for Japan to jump into war against [...]

BATTLE OF TANKS : 1965 INDO – PAK CONFLICT

andry — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:01:20 +0000

Above: Map of Kashmir area, showing the borders between India and Pakistan (click map to enlarge) First Indo – Pak war of 1965 India on the eve of Independence was witness to a harsh reality and horrors of partition. The very seeds of mistrust and enemity were sown on the soils of undivided India. The [...]

SECOND BATTLE OF PANIPAT

andry — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:56:09 +0000

Above: Map of Mughal Empire, 1605 (click map to enlarge) After Babur’s encounter with Ibrahim Lodhi at Panipat which established the Mughal empire, the town of Panipat was witness to one more encounter but this time between the Delhi ruler and prime minister of Delhi. Akbar was crowned the King at a tender age of [...]