LEADER 03094nam 2200577 450 001 9910807064703321 005 20230803204047.0 010 $a93-5150-427-1 010 $a93-5150-106-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000214625 035 $a(EBL)1759068 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001288597 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12553924 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001288597 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11294671 035 $a(PQKB)11139968 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1759068 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000214625 100 $a20140812h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDeath wasn't painful $estories of Indian fighter pilots from the 1971 war /$fDhirendra S. Jafa 210 1$aNew Delhi, India :$cSage Publications,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a81-321-1789-1 327 $aCover; Contents; Author's Note; 1 - Death Wasn't Painful; 2 - Compassion and Cruelty; 3 - Secrets and Sleuths; 4 - The Hospital Interlude; 5 - Myths and Misconceptions; 6 - Compatriots and Colleagues; 7 - A Yankee Comes Calling; 8 - Some Fun, Some Frolic; 9 - Courage and Cowardice; 10 - Daring and Devilry; 11 - Kala Sandhu; 12 - The Times, They Were Bad; 13 - Tigers in the Cage; 14 - Freedom Beckons; 15 - Preparations and Doubts; Photographs; 16 - The Breakout; 17 - The Aftermath; 18 - Wages of Sin; 19 - Ayesha; 20 - The Great Homecoming; Annexure: Pen Portraits; Acknowledgements; Glossary 330 $aDeath Wasn't Painful is a true account of the experiences of a former Indian fighter pilot, who was taken prisoner during the 1971 Indo-Pak/Bangladesh Liberation War. While depicting the intrepid life of fighter pilots in active combat, the book also has an introspective side where it portrays the soldier's reactions to the terrifying realities of war. The experiences of prisoners of war are finely drawn, as we share the emotions of war-death, alienation, loneliness and grief. Through heart-warming anecdotes and conversational passages of interactions with Pakistani interrogators, attendants, 606 $aIndia-Pakistan Conflict, 1971$vPersonal narratives, East Indian 606 $aIndia-Pakistan Conflict, 1971$xAerial operations, East Indian 606 $aIndia-Pakistan Conflict, 1971$xPrisoners and prisons, Pakistani 606 $aPrisoners of war$zIndia$vBiography 606 $aPrisoners of war$zPakistan$vBiography 615 0$aIndia-Pakistan Conflict, 1971 615 0$aIndia-Pakistan Conflict, 1971$xAerial operations, East Indian. 615 0$aIndia-Pakistan Conflict, 1971$xPrisoners and prisons, Pakistani. 615 0$aPrisoners of war 615 0$aPrisoners of war 676 $a954.9205/148092254 700 $aJafa$b Dhirendra Singh$01649040 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807064703321 996 $aDeath wasn't painful$93997557 997 $aUNINA