Colonel Pyara Lal Memorial Library

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List of Books Added During the Period (Jan. – Mar. 2012)

Afghanistan

The Afghan Solution : The Inside Story of Abdul Haq, The Cia and How Western Hubris Lost Afghanistan by Lucy Morgan Edwards. London, Bactria Press, 2011. 365p., £ 20, ISBN 9780956844903

Ghosts of Afghanistan : The Haunted Battle Ground by Jonathan Steele. London, Portobello Books, 2011. 437p., Rs.899, ISBN 9781846274305

Aircraft

Fighter : Technology, Facts, History by Ralf Leinburger. Bath, Parragon, 2008. 319p., Rs.295, ISBN 9781445424347

Bangladesh

Foreign Policy of Bangladesh by Kirti Singh Chauhan. New Delhi , Kaveri, 2012. 300p., Rs.895, ISBN 9788174791290

Biography

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah : The Man Behind the Curtain by Dinkar Joshi. New Delhi, Pentagon Press, 2012. 380p., Rs.795, ISBN 9788182745926

The Life of Major - General Sir Thomas Munro Bart : Overthrow of Tipu to Maratha War by G R Gleig. New Delhi, Life Span Publishers and Distributors, 2012. 263p., Rs.700, ISBN 9788183690355

The Nehrus : Personal Histories by Mushirul Hasan. London, Mercury Books, 2011. 318p., Rs.1295, ISBN 9781845600198

China

Chinese Lessons From Other Peoples Wars. Edited by Andrew Scobell, David Lai and Roy Kamphausen. New Delhi, Lancer Publishers & Distributors, 2012. 329p., Rs.795, ISBN 9788170622598

Tiger Trap : America’s Secret Spy War With China by David Wise. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 2011. 292p., $28, ISBN 9780547553108

Defence

Air Land Battle 21 by Ellwood P Hinman. Aldershot, Ashgate, 2009. 167p., £ 55, ISBN 9780754676348

The 21st Century Army : Strategies For Future by Gautam Banerjee. New Delhi, Manas Publications, 2012. 334p., Rs.795, ISBN 9788170494140

Armed Pegasus : The Early Years / Centre For Air Power Studies, New Delhi by Somnath Sapru. New Delhi, Knowledge World, 2012. 364p., Rs. 780, ISBN 9789380502915

 

Democracy – Economic Aspects

The Logic of Discipline : Global Capitalism and the Architecture of Government by Alasdair Roberts. New York, Oxford University Press, 2010. 207p., Rs.650, ISBN 9780199846146

Foreign Policy – India

India in the New South Asia : Strategic, Military and Economic Concerns in the Age of Nuclear Diplomacy by B M Jain. New Delhi, Viva Books, 2011. 200p., Rs.795, ISBN 9788130917849

Rising India in the Changing Asia - Pacific : Strategies and Challenges. Edited by Ganganath Jha and Vibhanshu Shekhar. New Delhi, Pentagon Press, 2012. 283p., Rs.995, ISBN 9788182745896

Freedom Movement – India

Struggle for Freedom : Role of Delhi 1919-1934 by Reva Dhanedhar. Dehra Dun, Natraj Publishers, 2011. 268p., Rs.350, ISBN 9788181581686

Geopolitics

The Assassin’s Mace by Bob Butalia. Bloomington, iuniverse, Inc, 2011. 394p., $ 22.95, ISBN 9781462016587

Two Decades of India’s Look East Policy : Partnership for Peace, Progress and Prosperity by Amar Nath Ram. New Delhi, Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 2012. 257p., Rs.695, ISBN 9788173049446

Persian Gulf : Geo-Politics and Wars by Ashraf Ashrafpour. New Delhi, Kaveri, 2012. 494p., Rs.1500, ISBN 9788174791269

Gurkhas

The Gurkhas : Special Force by Chris Bellamy. London, John Murray, 2011. 414p., Rs.395, ISBN 9781848543447

India – History

Delhi Durbar 1911 : The Complete Story by Sunil Raman and Rohit Agarwal. New Delhi,  Lotus Collection (Roli Books), 2012. 176p., Rs.495, ISBN 9788174368737

Indo – Pak – Relations

India and Pakistan : Confidence Building Measures by Jyoti M Pathania and Ajay Saksena. New Delhi, Deep and Deep, 2012. 218p., Rs.980, ISBN 9788184504293

International Relations

China : Threat in South Asia by Pushpa Adhikari. New Delhi, Lancer Publishers & Distributors, 2012. 326p., Rs.795, ISBN 9781935501329

International Security

Weak Links : Fragile States, Global Threats, and International Security by Stewart Patrick. New York, Oxford University Press, 2011. 342p., Rs.945, ISBN 9780199751518

Jammu and Kashmir

Conflict in Jammu and Kashmir : Impact on Polity, Society and Economy. Edited by V R Raghavan. New Delhi,  Vij Books, 2012. 285p., Rs.850, ISBN 9789381411216

Knowledge Management - Libraries

Knowledge Management and Libraries by P K Varma. New Delhi, Life Span Publishers and Distributors, 2012. 228p., Rs.700, ISBN 9789381709023

Maritime History

Asian Maritime Power in the 21st Century : Strategic Transactions China, India and Southeast Asia by Vijay Sakhuja. New Delhi, Pentagon Press, 2011. 362p., Rs. 995, ISBN 9788182745933

Military Quotations

Pentagon’s Military Quotes by Harjeet Singh. New Delhi, Pentagon Press, 2012. 317p., Rs.795, ISBN 9788182745650

National Security

Myths and Realities of Security and Public Affairs by Arvind Singh. New Delhi, Ocean Books, 2011. 240p., Rs.350, ISBN 9788184301120

Nepal

Nepal in Transition : A Way Forward. Edited by D P Tripathi. New Delhi, Vij Books, 2012. 363p., Rs.850, ISBN 9789381411070

Nuclear Policy

The US - India Nuclear Pact : Policy, Process, and Great Power Politics by Harsh V Pant. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2011. 150p., Rs.450, ISBN 9780198073963

Nuclear Strategy

Emerging Asian Nuclear Environment : Implications for India. Edited by Arvind Gupta and K D Kapur. New Delhi, Lancer's Books, 2012. 432p., Rs.895, ISBN 9788170951247

Pakistan

The Future of Pakistan by Stephen P Cohen. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2011. 311p., Rs.695, ISBN 9780198079774

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir : Constitutional Status and Political Reality by Mohammad Monir Alam and Ajeet Kumar Bali. New Delhi, Lancer's Books, 2012. 329p., Rs.630, ISBN 9788170951224

Space

Space Security : Need for Global Convergence / Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi Edited by Arvind Gupta, Amitav Mallik and Ajey Lele. New Delhi, Pentagon Security International, 2012. 173p., Rs.695, ISBN 9788182746053

Terrorism

Jihad on Two Fronts : South Asia’s Unfolding Drama by Dilip Hiro. New Delhi, HarperCollins Publishers, 2011. 443p., Rs.699, ISBN 9789350291696

Punjabi Taliban : Driving Extremism in Pakistan by Mushahid Hussain. New Delhi, Pentagon Security International , 2012. 223p., Rs.695, ISBN 9788182745919

Straight Talk About Terrorism : Protecting Your Home and Family From Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Attacks by George Beahm. Washington, Brassey’s, 2004. 157p., $ 9.95, ISBN 9781574887334

Weapons

Weapons of World War II by Alexander Ludeke. Bath, Parragon, 2011. 320p., Rs.295, ISBN 9781445424354

War/ Warfare

When the War Began We Heard of Several Kings : South Asian Prisoners in World War I Germany. Edited by Franziska Roy and Heike Liebau, Ravi Ahuja. New Delhi, Social Science Press, 2011. 273p., ISBN 9788187358435