"The Pakistan Armoured Corps is based on a unique blend of values and traditions inherited from its predecessors and those of the post-Independence national army. The origins of this force can be traced back to the mechanization of the cavalry units of the British India Army in the late 1930s. They were worked up and then deployed extensively during the Second World War, and further moulded during the post-independence period and the wars with India between 1948-1971. By the 1990s, the Pakistan Armoured Corps had evolved into a modern fighting force in thought, organization, and equipment. Based on decades of the author's first hand experience and extensive research with the help of authentic sources and official documentation, this book provides a detailed and richly illustrated description of the build-up and expansion of the Pakistan Armoured Corps, its culture, organisation, doctrine, equipment, bases, a myriad of events and personalities, and combat operations that made it over the last 95 years." Adapted from back cover.

People and culture of the Armoured Corps --Training and administering the Corps -- Field exercises and doctrine -- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 -- Re-equipment, 1965-1971 -- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 -- Expansion and transformation after 1971 -- Overseas deployments -- Twenty years on.