Gilgit & Baltistan, In The Wonderland Of Asia
Gilgit & Baltistan, In The Wonderland Of Asia
A detailed narration of how the ill-equipped Corps of the Northern Scouts fought a brave war in the most difficult terrains to become a part of Pakistan. The author gives a very readable day by day account of a war that began as a movement in the minds of a few scouts and rose to become a full-fledge, albeit unconventional, war.
Title: Gilgit & Baltistan,In The Wonderland Of Asia
Author: Lt. Col. (Retd) Sikandar Khan Baloch
Subject: History
ISBN: 9693516141
Year: 2004
Language: English
Number of Pages: 354
Gilgit & Baltistan, In The Wonderland Of Asia
A must read for the generations to come.As myself lived & visited many parts from 1976 to 1979 my two children were born there ,seen Hunza Valley,Nagar Valley ,Shigar Valley,Sadpara Lake,Kachura Lake ,Khaplu Valley, Perkuta Valley,Gilgit Valley & Skardu Valley.I traveled on KKH from Rawalpindi to Gilgit. Many areas mentioned by the author.While reading the book all the visited areas were enlivened in my memory .A very good book on the areas noted in the book.