At the end of the Second World War, a Historical Section was set up, under the Ministry of Defence, to write a detailed history of War, with particular reference to the operations conducted by the Armed Forces of undivided India. After the partition of the country in 1947, this Section continued as a joint organization of India and Pakistan and was designated as the Combined Inter Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan). The CIS Historical Section compiled 25 volumes until it war would up in 1963. The volume summarises the war effort of the Indian armed forces as a whole. It broadly covers important campaigns, strategic aspects, administrative and organisational matters related to the war.