Henderson-Brooks Report
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report, also referred to as the Henderson Brooks report, is the report of an analysis (Operations Review) of the Sino-Indian War of 1962. Its authors are officers of the Indian armed forces. They are Lieutenant-General Henderson Brooks and Brigadier P S Bhagat, holder of a WWII Victoria Cross and commandant of the Indian Military Academy at the time.
The report continues to be classified by the Indian Government, as of October 2006 [1].
The report is said to be openly critical of the Indian political and military structure of the time, as well as of the execution of operations.
Author Neville Maxwell has published what he claims are summaries of the report [2]. While this has not been verified by comparisons with the (still classified) text, it has been accepted as a reasonable summary by the Indian media.
References:
[1]: Declassification law on official documents needs review, says committee Murali Krishnan, Nerve News, [1]
[2]: How the East Was Lost, Neville Maxwell, Rediff Online,[2]
This military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |