War in Ancient India c2.4

c2.4

The chapters dealing with the Departments of Army, their respective duties, the weapons used in ancient warfare and strategy and tactics in war have been presented in a masterly way and give the reader a realistic conception of how wars were carried on in ancient India. No less interesting is the chapter on Diplomacy and War although one may not be inclined to agree with the ethics underlying some of these diplomacies. But perhaps state-craft can never be freed from such unfortunate trends, and one may console oneself with the thought that it is not the soldiers who are responsible for such state-craft in all ages.