Scope of Military History at AIMH
- Fundamentals and generations of warfare to include:-
- Nature of war
- Principles of war
- Face of battle
- Laws and ethics of war
- Early Islamic warfare till Muslim conquest of Spain
- Second generation warfare (1500 AD to 1919)
- Third generation warfare (1921 to 1945 AD)
- Fourth generation warfare and beyond ( post 1945 to date)
- Pakistan’s military history and history of the Pakistan Army to include:-
- Military geography of Pakistan.
- Ancient warfare in the Indus Valley, multiple military invasions, and pre-colonial period.
- British Indo-Pakistan.
- Partition, Kashmir Liberation War, Gilgit-Baltistan Liberation War and the period leading up to 1965 Indo-Pakistan War.
- 1965 Indo-Pakistan War and the period leading up to 1971 Indo-Pakistan War.
- 1971 Indo-Pakistan War and its aftermath.
- Post aftermath of 1971 till pre-Kargil.
- Contemporary and future warfare.
- War on Terror.
- The scope of study on each era encompasses strategy, doctrine, tactics, theorists, wars, campaigns battles, weapons, equipment, movement and logistics, technology and leadership case studies.
- Physical history of Pakistan to include:-
- Battlefields.
- Historical routes.
- Historical buildings.
- Monuments.
- War graves.
- Allied subjects to include:-
- Pakistan Army’s linkages abroad, including the Commonwealth.
- Outreach to other military history bodies.
- Regimental histories.
- Regimental lineages.
- Military culture and customs of the service.
- Dress and accoutrements.
- Insignia, heraldry, and vexillology.
- Military music.
- Military art.