{"product_id":"surrender-at-dacca-birth-of-a-nation-by-lt-gen-j-f-r-jacob-hardcover","title":"SURRENDER AT DACCA : BIRTH OF A NATION BY LT GEN J F R JACOB (HARDCOVER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lieutenant_General\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Lieutenant General\"\u003eLieutenant General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Farj Rafael\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal\" title=\"Param Vishisht Seva Medal\"\u003ePVSM\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay 1921 – 13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 2016)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._F._R._Jacob#cite_note-4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a prominent Indian military officer. He was best known for his role in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangladesh_Liberation_War\" title=\"Bangladesh Liberation War\"\u003eBangladesh Liberation War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of 1971. Jacob, then a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_general_(India)\" title=\"Major general (India)\"\u003emajor general\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, served as the chief of staff of the Indian Army's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Command_(India)\" title=\"Eastern Command (India)\"\u003eEastern Command\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. During his 36-year long career in the army, Jacob fought in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Indo-Pakistani War of 1965\"\u003eIndo-Pakistani War of 1965\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He later served as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Governor_(India)\" title=\"Governor (India)\"\u003egovernor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the Indian states of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goa\" title=\"Goa\"\u003eGoa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punjab_(India)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Punjab (India)\"\u003ePunjab\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn May 1951, Jacob was selected to attend the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defence_Services_Staff_College\" title=\"Defence Services Staff College\"\u003eDefence Services Staff College\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wellington_Cantonment\" title=\"Wellington Cantonment\"\u003eWellington\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the staff course started in October of the same year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._F._R._Jacob#cite_note-11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e10\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As the first commanding officer, he raised \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3_Medium_Regiment\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"3 Medium Regiment\"\u003e3 Field Regiment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on 14 May 1956.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Khullar_2017_12-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._F._R._Jacob#cite_note-Khullar_2017-12\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e11\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e On 20 May 1964, he was given command of an artillery brigade, with the acting rank of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brigadier\" title=\"Brigadier\"\u003ebrigadier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-act_brig_13-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._F._R._Jacob#cite_note-act_brig-13\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e12\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e During the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Indo-Pakistani War of 1965\"\u003eIndo-Pakistani War of 1965\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he commanded an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Infantry_Division\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Infantry Division\"\u003eInfantry Division\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which later became the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/12th_Infantry_Division_(India)\" title=\"12th Infantry Division (India)\"\u003e12th Infantry Division\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in the state of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rajasthan\" title=\"Rajasthan\"\u003eRajasthan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-dtrib_9-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._F._R._Jacob#cite_note-dtrib-9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e8\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e During this period, Jacob composed an Indian Army manual on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Desert_warfare\" title=\"Desert warfare\"\u003edesert warfare\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-redi_14-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._F._R._Jacob#cite_note-redi-14\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e13\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indian Hobby Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41405020667947,"sku":"","price":476.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/6796\/1387\/files\/SURRENDERATDACCA.jpg?v=1743247365","url":"https:\/\/www.indianhobbycenter.com\/products\/surrender-at-dacca-birth-of-a-nation-by-lt-gen-j-f-r-jacob-hardcover","provider":"Indian Hobby Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}