Secret History of the 1962 Conflict with China

This 507 pages long history of the 1962 border conflict between India and China has been written in 1992 by the History Division of the Ministry of Defence of India. Several former army chiefs have called for the declassification of the document, given its historical importance as well as the availability of leaked versions of the report on the world wide web, one of which is reproduced here.

History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India: History of the Conflict With China, 1962, ed. S. N. Prasad et al., New Delhi 1992. {Full Text}

IIntroduction {24 pp.}

Chapter I: The Northern Border {20 pp.}

Chapter II: Origin of Sino-Indian Conflict {33 pp.}

Chapter III: Towards Armed Conflict (November 1959-October 1962) {41 pp.}

Chapter IV: Invasion of NEFA - Fall of Tawang {62 pp.}

Chapter V: Debacles at Se La and Bomdila {24 pp.}

Chapter VI: Walong and Other Sectors {72 pp.}

Chapter VII: Fighting in Ladakh {39 pp.}

Chapter VIII: Role of the Indian Air Force {25 pp.}

Chapter IX: Cease-Fire and the Aftermath {52 pp.}

Chapter X: Review and Reflections {64 pp.}