Written by a person who has seen it all when it comes to Kashmir. He hijacked an Indian Airlines plane and set it on fire after releasing all the hostages in Lahore in 1971. He was then arrested by Pakistanis and jailed for several years.
A biographical account of one of the highly decorated officers of the Indian Army, Maj Sudhir Kumar Walia, Ashok Chakra, Sena Medal and a Bar. This book is about life and times of the officer who belonged to the elite Special Forces.
"HOW THE WIND BLEW - Operation Pawan - IPKF veterans tell their stories" is a collection of personal accounts of experiences from the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) deployment in the Northern and Eastern parts of Sri Lanka in 1987-90. An effort has been made to include accounts of all three Services and also include an account of a widow and the son of a fallen officer. For many of the contributors, this has been their first attempt of putting their experiences and thoughts on paper and has dredged up many memories, some happy and some not so happy. The contributors were mainly from the Infantry - company officers, company commanders, Second in Commands 2sIC) and Commanding Officers, Others include Doctors, helicopter pilots and Captains of Naval Vessels....."VALIANT WERE THEIR DEEDS"
First hand accounts by the veterans from the Indian Army, Navy and Airforce, who took part in the IPKF operations in Sri Lanka. Never heard; never told before
A story untold so far. A story of one of the bloodiest battles fought during the war. A story of a RAJPUTANA RIFLES Battalion ordered to assault a hill where the enemy was three times in numbers!
