{"product_id":"pow-1971-a-soldiers-account-of-the-heroic-battle-of-daruchhian-paperback","title":"POW 1971 a Soldier's Account of the Heroic Battle of Daruchhian - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMajor General Vijay Singh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war with Pakistan in December 1971 lasted barely two weeks. It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcluded on 16 December with a victory for India and the formation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Bangladesh. But there is a lesser known side to this epic military\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econfrontation-that of the western front, namely Jammu and Kashmir. While\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emany contests on this side of India's border were won, some battles were illfated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heroic battle at Daruchhian in the Poonch Sector was one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cone-shaped feature, approximately 1,000 metres in height, Daruchhian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas of great tactical significance. The fierce clash on its slopes on the night of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 December, however, could not ensure its capture. Many Indian soldiers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewere martyred, and the survivors taken prisoner, including Brigadier (then\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor) Hamir Singh, VrC. Heavily injured in battle, he underwent a prolonged\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecovery at the Command Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, followed by an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einternment at the POW camp in Lyallpur. Hamir Singh's eyewitness account, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecorded by the author, his son Maj Gen Vijay Singh, narrates in riveting detail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat took place on that fateful night and what followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom battle plans that were too perfect to succeed, to soldiers who didn't\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egive up, enemies who honoured each others' professionalism, Pakistanis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enostalgic about pre-Partition India, and the shared sorrow and joy that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edissolve boundaries of nation and religion, POW 1971 gives us a view of war, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evalour and humanity that is as heart-wrenching as it is moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47514902331570,"sku":"9789354470271","price":48.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/lr3qhtMdFp9789354470271.webp?v=1779746347","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/pow-1971-a-soldiers-account-of-the-heroic-battle-of-daruchhian-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}