1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories

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1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other StoriesOn 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 Why 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

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