Operation X: The Untold Story of India’s Covert Naval War in East Pakistan [Original retail ed.] 9353570190, 978-9353570194

In April 1971, the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Intelligence set up a covert maritime warfare unit - Naval Co

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Operation X: The Untold Story of India’s Covert Naval War in East Pakistan [Original retail ed.]
9353570190, 978-9353570194

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