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Autore |
Sircar Kaushik |
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Titolo |
Guns and a butterfly : 'the Black Cats' strike : 'Operation Ashwamedh' : calling from a bunker in the tiger's den / / Kaushik Sircar |
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Mumbai [India], : Himalaya Books Pvt. Ltd., 2009 |
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1-282-81253-X |
9786612812538 |
1-4416-7467-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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National security - India |
Hijacking of aircraft - India |
India History 20th century |
India History, Military |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER -- Prologue -- Knowing these Men in Black -- Contents -- First Day First Take -- A Hijack Situation -- Mobilisation of the Crack Group -- Negotiator at Work -- Operational Readiness -- Archana's Concern -- Decision Dilemma -- Passengers' Trauma -- Final Countdown begins : The Intervention -- Calling from a Bunker -- The Journey -- Life in a Bunker -- The Company Post -- The Eventful Day -- All the Men's Work -- A Day Full of Action -- At Dusk -- At Dawn -- The Dogfight -- Fighting the Tigers in their Den -- The First Step: Sri Lanka -- The Portuguese Touch -- Encounters and Misses -- The Planning -- The Initial Success -- In the Tiger's Den. |
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