Operation Meghdoot: India's War in Siachen - 1984 to Present

by Sanjay Badri-Maharaj

In 1984, the Indian Army carried out a stunning operation that captured the Siachen Glacier in the northernmost regions of what is now the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Since that time, a full brigade of Indian troops has faced off against a similar number of Pakistani soldiers in the highest battlefield on earth. Sustained by a combination of tenuous road supply lines and air support, where helicopter manuals have had to be rewritten, the two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1914059301
• ISBN13: 9781914059308
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"