1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories
1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories - Paperback is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories
1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories - Paperback is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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On the fiftieth anniversary of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, revisit its battlefields through stories of bravehearts from the army, navy and air force who fought for a cause that meant more to them than their own livesWhy do the Gorkha soldiers of 4/5 GR attack a heavily defended enemy post with just naked khukris in their hands?Does Pakistan find out the real identity of the young pilot who, after having ejected from a burning plane, calls himself Flt Lt Mansoor Ali Khan?What awaits the naval diver who cuts made-in-India labels off his clothes and crosses into East Pakistan with a machine gun slung across his back?Why is a twenty-one-year-old Sikh paratrooper being taught to jump off a stool in a deserted hangar at Dum Dum airport with a Packet aircraft waiting nearby?1971 is a deeply researched collection of true stories of extraordinary human grit and courage that shows you a side to war that few military histories do.
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