{"product_id":"1971-rachna-bisht-rawat-9780143454366","title":"1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn 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 lives\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy do the Gorkha soldiers of 4\/5 GR attack a heavily defended enemy post with just naked khukris in their hands?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoes 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?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat 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?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy 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?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e1971 \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachna Bisht Rawat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143454366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143454366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Veer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.12w x 0.63d","brand":"Rachna Bisht Rawat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052759544063,"sku":"9780143454366","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60e140c8-5d2f-4657-9754-abd308f22cf8.jpg?v=1685020592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1971-rachna-bisht-rawat-9780143454366","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}