Description
- Pub: December 2021
- Author : Brig. BS Mehta
- ISBN: 9780143454656
- Price: Rs. 399/-
- Category: Non-fiction/Land Forces & Warfare
- Format: B
- Binding: Paperback
- Extent: 304
- Imprint: Penguin
ABOUT THE BOOK
The C Squadron 45 Cavalry waged an attack on the Pakistani army that
brought the latter to its knees.
Equipped with the amphibious PT-76 tanks, they were unleashed to swim
across the River Kabodak, near the Boyra salient, to counter the threat from
East Pakistan. On 21 November 1971, the two warring armies clashed in a
tank versus tank battle at Garibpur. In one fell swoop, the 3 (Independent)
Armoured Squadron, consisting of fourteen American M-24 Chaffee tanks,
was completely destroyed and two infantry battalions badly mauled,
followed by the shooting down of three Sabre F-86 jets for the loss of two
PT-76 tanks. The biggest attack planned by General AAK Niazi to teach the
Indians and the Mukti Bahini a lesson had gone up in smoke.
This battle was a victory and a decisive one at that. Garibpur was held in a
bold and decisive move by ground troops, one battalion beat back an enemy
brigade. The Burning Chaffees is a thrilling war account by Brigadier BS
Mehta.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta was commissioned on 15 June 1966, in 45
Cavalry. He comes from a illustrious military family. In 1984, he raised 13
Armoured Regiment which later participated in Ex Brass Tacks with
distinction under his command. Brigadier Mehta attended the Higher
Command-18 at the College of Combat in 1990. He has the distinction of
having served in command assignments under all the three Strike Corps as
also on the staff of the Mountain and Infantry Division, besides deputation
with the Cabinet Secretariat. In 1998, he took premature retirement to serve
with the Government of Gujarat till 2001. He organised the first
entrepreneurship course for retiring defence personnel at the
Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Ahmedabad, in 2000. During the
last 15 years, he has served with universities in Madhya Pradesh and
Chhattisgarh as Vice Chancellor. His other interests include Transcendental
Meditation and Skill Development. He is an active member of a Suratbased
NGO "Jai Jawan Nagrik Samiti. He is currently holding the post of Director
General, Maharishi Invincible Defence for Peace, headquartered in Iowa, USA.
