02540oam 2200577zu 450 991015433750332120210731015443.00-19-939588-8(CKB)2560000000299255(SSID)ssj0001225798(PQKBManifestationID)11657601(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225798(PQKBWorkID)11270351(PQKB)11180830(StDuBDS)EDZ0000243779(MiAaPQ)EBC4842542(EXLCZ)99256000000029925520160829d2014 uy engur|||||||||||txtccrFighting to the end : the Pakistan Army's way of warNew York :Oxford University Press,2014.1 online resourceBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-19-989270-9 0-19-937224-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Can strategic culture explain the Pakistan Army's persistent revisionism? -- Born an insecure state -- The Army's defense of Pakistan's 'ideological frontiers' -- Pakistan's quest for strategic depth -- India under the Pakistan Army's gaze -- Seeking security through alliances -- Seeking security under a nuclear umbrella -- Jihad under the nuclear umbrella -- Is the past prologue -- The Army's strategic culture and implications for international security.The Pakistan Army is poised for perpetual conflict with India which it cannot win militarily or politically. What explains Pakistan's persistent revisionism despite increasing costs and decreasing likelihood of success? This book argues that an understanding of the army's strategic culture explains its willingness to fight to the end.National securityPakistanIslam and statePakistanMilitary & Naval ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCArmiesHILCCPakistanMilitary policyPakistanForeign relationsNational securityIslam and stateMilitary & Naval ScienceLaw, Politics & GovernmentArmies355/.03355491Fair C. Christine860831PQKBBOOK9910154337503321Fighting to the end : the Pakistan Army's way of war2879783UNINA