--- product_id: 153063611 title: "Against All Odds: The Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War (Asia@War)" price: "¥5558" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/153063611-against-all-odds-the-pakistan-air-force-in-the-1971 store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Exclusive war-time photos Comprehensive aircraft data Detailed operational maps Against All Odds: The Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War (Asia@War) **Price:** ¥5558 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ✈️ Own the skies of history — don’t miss the ultimate PAF 1971 war chronicle! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Against All Odds: The Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War (Asia@War) - **How much does it cost?** ¥5558 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/153063611-against-all-odds-the-pakistan-air-force-in-the-1971) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Navigate the War Zones:** Includes detailed maps of both West and East Pakistan theaters for precise context. - • **Deep Dive into Air Combat:** Extensive tables and data on aircraft types, sorties, losses, and pilot fates. - • **Comprehensive Yet Accessible:** Perfect introduction to the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War with engaging narrative and expert analysis. - • **Authentic Insider Perspective:** Written by a retired PAF Air Commodore with full access to official archives. - • **Visualize History Like Never Before:** Richly illustrated with exclusive photography and over a dozen authentic color artworks. ## Overview Against All Odds offers a meticulously detailed and richly illustrated account of the Pakistan Air Force’s role in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. Authored by a retired Air Commodore with exclusive access to PAF archives, this book combines authentic photography, color artworks, and operational maps with comprehensive data on aircraft, sorties, and pilot experiences. It provides a unique insider perspective on air combat, strategic missions, and the broader conflict, making it an essential resource for aviation enthusiasts and modern military history professionals alike. ## Description The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a major military confrontation between India and Pakistan. Fought on two fronts of the Indian sub-continent between 3 and 17 December 1971, it pitted two major conventional armed forces in an all-out war over the fate of the former East Pakistan, and resulted in the emergence of a new, independent nation of Bangladesh. In the West, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) initiated its involvement with an attack on the forward air bases of the Indian Air Force (IAF), on 3 December 1971. A series of major air battles followed over the primary conflict zones. In the East, the small PAF contingent was quickly neutralised by the IAF. When the war ended in West Pakistan on 17 December, PAF was still in the ring and on its feet. It had parried the enemy’s blows and had been ever so careful in its offensive responses. It continued to be fixated with remaining viable for providing complete air support to the Army’s all-important battle, which flowed out of the overarching dictum, ‘defence of the East lies in the West’. PAF’s overall performance can be gleaned from the fact that it managed to keep its aircraft attrition rate at par with the IAF. The PAF unmistakably denied a much stronger IAF the distinct possibility of delivering a knock-out punch to it. In the circumstances obtaining, this was a commendable achievement. Against All Odds is richly illustrated with a selection of exclusive photography, more than a dozen authentic colour artworks, and a similar number of maps. It provides a unique source of reference for enthusiasts and professionals alike. Review: A great pocket history! - For anyone wanting an introduction to the 1971 India-Pakistan War this is a great place to start. The book outlines the course of the war in sufficient detail for me, and the inclusion of often detailed narrative relating to specific dogfights or sorties adds a nice human touch. I have to say that this is nowadays only a fringe area of interest for me, but I found this book to be well written and an engaging read to the extent that it has rekindled my interest in the subject. It is crammed full of fantastic photographs of men and their machines taken largely during the war. There are also seven pages of original colour illustrations of the main aircraft that were deployed by both sides during the war. The eighth colour page is a great map showing the theatre of operations which I found really useful. There are other equally handy black and white maps dotted through the the book. The references and bibliography are as one might expect, extensive and include the personal recollections of many of the men who went to war in 1971. In terms of content, as well as the narrative covering the war, there is information on the Pakistan Airforce’s combat strength and their bases at the start of the war. There are tables detailing a variety of useful facts, such as a list of each Pakistan and Indian aircraft lost during the war, the fate of the pilots, and how the aircraft were lost. I also found it fascinating to learn about the diverse range of aircraft operated by both sides during the war, many of which (e.g. Hunters, Canberra’s, Mirages and F86 Sabres) will have hung from my ceiling in kit form at the time of the conflict . Overall I’d say this is a great book for anyone interested in ‘modern’ (almost 50 years ago) air combat. Who doesn’t like jets and didn’t ever want to be a fighter pilot? Review: 1971 air war - Modern Pakistan and India clashed on many occasions, with 1971’s war of special importance, as it led to creation of Bangladesh as independent state. It was very bitter conflict, with both sides accusing each other of atrocities and presenting completely different depiction and outcome of the battles. In this volume retired officer of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail present Pakistani point of view, based on both written sources and relation of soldiers fighting in the war. While book focuses on actions of PAF and its fight against Indian Air Force (IAF), readers can find here good introduction to the 1971’s war, explaining reasons behind the conflict. Of course air warfare was just addition to main events – clashes of land troops – which are also presented here, building larger picture of the war. Organisation of PAF and its equipment is described in much detail, showing wide range of planes used by Pakistan during the war. It was, due to circumstances, rather odd mix, with Chinese F-6’s, ex-Luftwaffe Sabres Mk-6, French Mirage III, odd F-104 and some Canberra bombers. Each squadron, its equipment, deployment and commander are presented in detailed table. There’s of course also some information about strength of IAF. Each phase of the war in the air is depicted based on both Pakistani and Indian sources, showing how often they contradicted each other. There are anti-airfield mission attempted by PAF at the start of the conflict, missions flown against logistic lines of Indian army and support provided to land forces. There’s even very interesting chapter describing naval operations and role of air force in it. Additional chapter focuses on token force of PAF in East Pakistan, with one squadron of Sabres doing all it could to face overwhelming odds. As author had full access to PAF’s archives, we can find such detailed information like number of sorties flown by each type of planes deployed by Pakistani during the war or all planes lost by both PAF and IAF, with circumstances on which they were destroyed. As with many other volumes from @War series, there’re plenty of colour plates, beautify drawn by Tom Cooper. In all 21 planes (plus few additional painting versions) of different machines used by both PAF and IAF. Additional plate shows map of both West and East Pakistan, helping to locating main airfields in the theatres of war. Text is accompanied by large number of black and white photos of the both sides of the conflict, with wide range of topics: alongside PAF’s and IAF’s planes we can find here also scenes from land fight, including tanks used by both armies. There are also some black and white maps, also drawn by Tom Cooper, focused on certain regions, battles or parts of campaign. It’s very interesting book, presenting detailed study of PAF’s actions during the war. There’re of course moments of visible bias that can be found in certain passages of the book, which – considering the person of the author – is not much of surprise and I’m sure readers can easily forgive moments where his emotions took over. I found this volume full of very useful information, with plenty of details about less known air forces and conflict. Definitely worth recommending to anyone interested in modern conflicts in Asia. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 1,342,754 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 6,467 in Aviation References 145,601 in History (Books) 258,105 in Society, Politics & Philosophy | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 30 Reviews | ## Images ![Against All Odds: The Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War (Asia@War) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/716vmrFwaBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great pocket history! *by C***N on 19 October 2020* For anyone wanting an introduction to the 1971 India-Pakistan War this is a great place to start. The book outlines the course of the war in sufficient detail for me, and the inclusion of often detailed narrative relating to specific dogfights or sorties adds a nice human touch. I have to say that this is nowadays only a fringe area of interest for me, but I found this book to be well written and an engaging read to the extent that it has rekindled my interest in the subject. It is crammed full of fantastic photographs of men and their machines taken largely during the war. There are also seven pages of original colour illustrations of the main aircraft that were deployed by both sides during the war. The eighth colour page is a great map showing the theatre of operations which I found really useful. There are other equally handy black and white maps dotted through the the book. The references and bibliography are as one might expect, extensive and include the personal recollections of many of the men who went to war in 1971. In terms of content, as well as the narrative covering the war, there is information on the Pakistan Airforce’s combat strength and their bases at the start of the war. There are tables detailing a variety of useful facts, such as a list of each Pakistan and Indian aircraft lost during the war, the fate of the pilots, and how the aircraft were lost. I also found it fascinating to learn about the diverse range of aircraft operated by both sides during the war, many of which (e.g. Hunters, Canberra’s, Mirages and F86 Sabres) will have hung from my ceiling in kit form at the time of the conflict . Overall I’d say this is a great book for anyone interested in ‘modern’ (almost 50 years ago) air combat. Who doesn’t like jets and didn’t ever want to be a fighter pilot? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1971 air war *by M***P on 19 October 2020* Modern Pakistan and India clashed on many occasions, with 1971’s war of special importance, as it led to creation of Bangladesh as independent state. It was very bitter conflict, with both sides accusing each other of atrocities and presenting completely different depiction and outcome of the battles. In this volume retired officer of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail present Pakistani point of view, based on both written sources and relation of soldiers fighting in the war. While book focuses on actions of PAF and its fight against Indian Air Force (IAF), readers can find here good introduction to the 1971’s war, explaining reasons behind the conflict. Of course air warfare was just addition to main events – clashes of land troops – which are also presented here, building larger picture of the war. Organisation of PAF and its equipment is described in much detail, showing wide range of planes used by Pakistan during the war. It was, due to circumstances, rather odd mix, with Chinese F-6’s, ex-Luftwaffe Sabres Mk-6, French Mirage III, odd F-104 and some Canberra bombers. Each squadron, its equipment, deployment and commander are presented in detailed table. There’s of course also some information about strength of IAF. Each phase of the war in the air is depicted based on both Pakistani and Indian sources, showing how often they contradicted each other. There are anti-airfield mission attempted by PAF at the start of the conflict, missions flown against logistic lines of Indian army and support provided to land forces. There’s even very interesting chapter describing naval operations and role of air force in it. Additional chapter focuses on token force of PAF in East Pakistan, with one squadron of Sabres doing all it could to face overwhelming odds. As author had full access to PAF’s archives, we can find such detailed information like number of sorties flown by each type of planes deployed by Pakistani during the war or all planes lost by both PAF and IAF, with circumstances on which they were destroyed. As with many other volumes from @War series, there’re plenty of colour plates, beautify drawn by Tom Cooper. In all 21 planes (plus few additional painting versions) of different machines used by both PAF and IAF. Additional plate shows map of both West and East Pakistan, helping to locating main airfields in the theatres of war. Text is accompanied by large number of black and white photos of the both sides of the conflict, with wide range of topics: alongside PAF’s and IAF’s planes we can find here also scenes from land fight, including tanks used by both armies. There are also some black and white maps, also drawn by Tom Cooper, focused on certain regions, battles or parts of campaign. It’s very interesting book, presenting detailed study of PAF’s actions during the war. There’re of course moments of visible bias that can be found in certain passages of the book, which – considering the person of the author – is not much of surprise and I’m sure readers can easily forgive moments where his emotions took over. I found this volume full of very useful information, with plenty of details about less known air forces and conflict. Definitely worth recommending to anyone interested in modern conflicts in Asia. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Indo-Pakistan Air War *by G***H on 24 October 2020* Having not much knowledge of this conflict, this book was a fantastic introduction to the conflict for me. There is a whole host of great black and white photos in the book also with eight colour pages including a full colour map covering the theatre of war. I found this excellently written book with a superb narrative style on this war. I would heartily recommend the book for the casual reader, wargamer or modeller. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/153063611-against-all-odds-the-pakistan-air-force-in-the-1971](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/153063611-against-all-odds-the-pakistan-air-force-in-the-1971) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-10-14*