The Garud Strikes is the compelling story of 4 Guards (1 Rajput) and the critical role they played in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, in freeing 75 million people from the torturous and bloody clutches of the Pakistani Army.
In merely sixteen days, under the inspiring leadership of Lt. Col. Himmeth Singh, 4 Guards (1 Rajput), played a pivotal role in leading for India one of the fastest successful military campaigns of modern times; one which not only led to the creation of Bangladesh, but also resulted in the capture of 95,000 Pakistani soldiers.
Narrated by Mukul Deva, India's literary storm trooper, in his inimitable, compelling style, The Garud Strikes is the breathtaking story of the lightning campaign, seen through the eyes of the officers, JCOs and men of 4 Guards (1 Rajput).
As you trudge through the mud and slush of Bangladesh, you will smell the smoke and feel the impact of bullets on flesh, the blood, the fears and tears, as 4 Guards (1 Rajput) smashed its way through the pride of the Pakistani Army in their dash for Dacca.
With all this material he has put together a day by day account of the battalion's operations starting from Agartala across a most difficult riverine terrain and reaching the outskirts of Dhaka. The battalion led the advance of 4 Corps which culminated in the improvised heliborne operation across the formidable Meghna River to Dhaka. This hastened the surrender of 92,000 Pal soldiers at Dhaka and the birth of a new Nation.
My special thanks also to the following: Major Chandrakant, whose amazing, almost photographic, memory was able to provide minute details of the battalion's action. His insights as the then acting second-in-command were especially invaluable. He was remarkably diligent in locating and recording interviews of veterans and widows of the martyrs. In several places he even carried out interviews on my behalf, and so I ended up seeing the war and the people through his eyes.
Few campaigns in history have caused as much surprise and speculation as the liberation of Bangladesh by the Indian Armed Forces, in 1971. In a mere twelve days, operating over one of the world's most difficult riverine terrains, the Indian Armed Forces brought a formidable, well-equipped and well-entrenched enemy to its knees, took ninety-three thousand Pakistani prisoners and gave the seventy-five million tormented people of Bangladesh their independence.
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