Bertil Lintner's book is excellent and is essential reading for anyone who wants to study the events leading up to the 1962 Indo-China war and the subsequent events. Unlike other books which focus only on the war, this one takes you back to the earliest discussions, which are about the MacMahon Line. The book continues on to the developments taking place after the war. He has written a well-balanced and well-researched book.

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A detailed account of the China-India border conflict. As it generally follows and substantiates the Indian position, it is obviously music to the ears of Indian readers. The book also gives mini-histories of related issues and events in Pakistan, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, the Sikkim issue, Indian Ocean geopolitics, and so on. The hefty list of references will help the reader follow up on particular aspects. One implication of the India-centric approach is that it does not contribute much to an appreciation of the opponent's motivations, and thus ends up with reiterating the stalemate with only a military stand-off to look forward to. ( )