Военная история / Sino-Indian War: Border Clash: October-November 1962

Название: Sino-Indian War: Border Clash: October-November 1962
Автор(ы): Gerry van Tonder
Издательство: Pen & Sword 2018
Страниц: 138
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 58 MB

For a hundred years, British and Chinese territorial claims in the Himalayas conflicted, with Indian historians claiming that the region was the fountainhead of Hindu civilization. In the halcyon days of the Raj, London saw Afghanistan and Tibet as buffers against Russian and Chinese imperialism. In 1913, an ephemeral agreement between Britain, Tibet and China was signed, recognizing the McMahon Line as the border of the disputed territory. China, however, failed to ratify the agreement, while India protested against a loss of historical land.