Kargil: Blood on the Snow

The Kargil War of 1999 has been India's first televised war. It aroused a strong and widespread feelings of dismay as to how the security apparatus, particularly the Army, failed in preventing such an occurrence. This book provides some answers as to why an overall impression of a cover-up still lingers. It also takes a look at the human face of warfare in the high Himalays, and provides an insight into the psyche and spiritual make-up of the Indian soldier in combat.