BALAKOT AIR STRIKE : HOW INDIA AVENGED PULWAMA

In a space of 12 days in February 2019, the world saw a new Indianot afraid to hunt down its tormentors hiding in another country. Author Manan Bhatt takes you through every single detail of the two epochal events in recent Indian historythe Pulwama terror attack and the subsequent Balakot AirStrikein this gripping, riveting, yet sensitively told account. From the moments before the illfated CRPF bus was hit, to the cockpits from where precision bombs were triggered, and everything that transpired in those 12 momentous, expectationfilled daysfind every single detail in the book. The best of the planes, the best of pilots, the topmost officials, the groundsmenall met, planned, visualized warroom scenarios, spent sleepless nights before, finally, striking hard and precise deep behind the enemy line. Follow our braveheart Abhi, the man in Mig 21 Bison, who had the audacity to down the famed F16, and also the sagacity, grit and determination to stonewall questions from the enemy. Know how he endured torture, including waterboarding, but left his interrogators disappointed, while being aware that his family was at risk. A racy thriller, adrenalinpushing action, and a story that makes your patriotism brim over, while also filling you with a sense of gratitude and pride towards the men in Sky Blue.