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In hail, sleet, snow and pouring rain, the indian infantryman maintains a silent vigil over the nation`s frontiers. For over fifty years eversince independence, he has never once lowered his guard- be it on the line of control, on the tree-covered high-attitude ridgelines in jammu and kashmir, the actual ground position line, at the icy mountain tops of siachen glacier, at the line of actual control , or the high himalayas bordering the tibetian plateau. infantry - a glint of the bayonet provides glimpses of the raw courage of these indian men of steel through four hundred illustrations. A crips narrative tells the story of india`s hardly infantrymen - their origin in india`s countless villages, their tough training, their tenture of duty in the tforward areas, in counter - insurgency operations and in united nations peacekeeping operations. A treasure trove of facts and data, this book is a collectors` item 2000 ISBN 81 7062 284 0 illustrated over 400 B/W and Colour Photographs.
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