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Beschreibung
Heroes of 1971 tells the stories of the fearless warriors who fought heroic battles to liberate Bangladesh, redrawing the map of South Asia in what is still considered the most conclusive military victory in a just war in contemporary history. Written by serving and retired officers of the three services to celebrate the memory of the four Param Vir Chakra and seventy-six Maha Vir Chakra awardees of the war, the essays in this book first appeared in The Tribune, Chandigarh. From the exploits of Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon when he faced Flying Bullets at the Srinagar airfield to the capture of prisoners of war at Faujdahat by Brig. Anand Sarup's Kilo Force, this book catalogues it all, while the big-picture analyses by veterans, top bureaucrats and journalists help set the scene and enable readers to understand the war better."
Heroes of 1971 tells the stories of the fearless warriors who fought heroic battles to liberate Bangladesh, redrawing the map of South Asia in what is still considered the most conclusive military victory in a just war in contemporary history. Written by serving and retired officers of the three services to celebrate the memory of the four Param Vir Chakra and seventy-six Maha Vir Chakra awardees of the war, the essays in this book first appeared in The Tribune, Chandigarh. From the exploits of Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon when he faced Flying Bullets at the Srinagar airfield to the capture of prisoners of war at Faujdahat by Brig. Anand Sarup's Kilo Force, this book catalogues it all, while the big-picture analyses by veterans, top bureaucrats and journalists help set the scene and enable readers to understand the war better."
Über den Autor

Rajesh Ramachandran is the Editor of The Tribune Chandigarh and former Editor-in-Chief of Outlook. His edited volume of essays Martyrdom to Freedom: 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh with rare archival material and essays from historians was published in 2019.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9789354893216
ISBN-10: 935489321X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Rajesh, Ramachandran
Hersteller: HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Ramachandran Rajesh
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.01.2022
Gewicht: 0,494 kg
Artikel-ID: 133615243

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