Title: Death wasn't painful : stories of Indian fighter pilots from the 1971 war /
Authors: Jafa, Dhirendra Singh,
Year: 2014
Subjects: India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971 Personal narratives, East Indian.; India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971 Aerial operations, East Indian.; India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971 Prisoners and prisons, Pakistani.; Prisoners of war India Biography.; Prisoners of war Pakistan Biography.
Contents: Death wasn't painful -- Compassion and cruelty -- Secrets and sleuths -- The hospital interlude -- Myths and misconceptions -- Compatriots and colleagues -- An yankee comes calling -- Some fun, some frolic -- Courage and cowardice -- Daring and devilry -- Kala Sandhu -- The times, they were bad -- Tigers in the cage: the escape story: I -- Freedom beckons: the escape story: II -- Preparations and doubts: the escape story: III -- The breakout: the escape story: IV -- The aftermath: the escape story: V -- Wages of sin -- Ayesha -- The great homecoming.