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{{Short description|Indian Army general (1909–1997)}} | |||
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'''Thomas Bryan | '''Thomas Bryan Henderson Brooks''' (11 January 1909 – 5 January 1997) was a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He is best known for authoring the still-classified<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/publish-the-1962-war-report-now/article3591887.ece|title = Publish the 1962 war report now|last = Noorani|first = A. G.|date = 2 July 2012|access-date = 15 May 2014|newspaper = The Hindu}}</ref> [[Henderson Brooks-Bhagat Report]], along with [[Brigadier]] [[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P S Bhagat]] (later [[lieutenant general]]).<ref>{{Cite book|title = Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers|last = Singh|first = V. K|publisher = Sage Publication|year = 2005|isbn = 0761933220}}</ref> | ||
At the time, Henderson Brooks was the commander of [[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]], based in [[Jalandhar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1962-war-report-When-Nehru-stepped-on-the-Dragons-tail/articleshow/32274881.cms|title= 1962 war report: When Nehru stepped on the Dragon's tail|first=Rajat|last=Pandit|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 March 2014|agency=[[Times News Network]]}}</ref> The report is an internal operational analysis of the [[Indian Army]] after the Indian defeat in the 1962 [[Sino-Indian War]]. He was an [[Anglo-Indian]] and a second-generation Indian Army officer. He was also an excellent sportsman and reached the 3rd round of the men's singles at the [[1938 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1938 Wimbledon Tennis Championships]]. | At the time, Henderson Brooks was the commander of [[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]], based in [[Jalandhar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1962-war-report-When-Nehru-stepped-on-the-Dragons-tail/articleshow/32274881.cms|title= 1962 war report: When Nehru stepped on the Dragon's tail|first=Rajat|last=Pandit|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 March 2014|agency=[[Times News Network]]}}</ref> The report is an internal operational analysis of the [[Indian Army]] after the Indian defeat in the 1962 [[Sino-Indian War]]. He was an [[Anglo-Indian]] and a second-generation Indian Army officer. He was also an excellent sportsman and reached the 3rd round of the men's singles at the [[1938 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1938 Wimbledon Tennis Championships]]. | ||
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[[Category:1997 deaths]] | [[Category:1997 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:1909 births]] | [[Category:1909 births]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:British people in colonial India]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]] | [[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]] | ||
[[Category:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] | [[Category:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] | ||
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]] | [[Category:British Indian Army officers]] | ||
[[Category:British male tennis players]] | |||