[1][2][3][4] John H. Gill, reviewing the book for The Journal of Military History, defines the region of South Asia as encompassing a territory that extends from Afghanistan to Bangladesh.

He says the author also includes Burma (present day Myanmar) to enable discussion of border concerns it has with India.

The book overviews the numerous conflicts that have occurred in the region since the British withdrawal after World War II.

These conflicts share a common methodology including "armed confrontations, insurrections, communal riots, insurgencies, acts of terrorism, and wars.

Also, global influences impact this region in the form of "conflicts, insurgency, terror, and peace making.