Escape From Oblivion : The Story of a Pakistani Prisoner of War in India (Record no. 27615)
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| fixed length control field | 01979nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780199066070 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954.9205 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Ikram Sehgal |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Escape From Oblivion : The Story of a Pakistani Prisoner of War in India |
| Statement of responsibility | Ikram Sehgal |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Karachi |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxv,138 Pages |
| Other physical details | 14x22 cm |
| -- | HB |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The Story of a Pakistani Prisoner of War in India. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Map, Appendix and Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The first Prisoner of War (PW) to have escaped from an Indian PW Camp in Pakistan's history, Ikram Sehgal's narration about his incarceration and eventual escape in 1971 is dark account of life in Indian custody, yet at times is surprisingly humorous and captures the never-say-die human spirit. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Ikram Sehgal, a Pakistani Army officer, became a prisoner of war (POW) in India in peculiar circumstances after he was handed over to the Indians after the rebellion in East Pakistan in 1971. Along with officers and other ranks of mostly non-Bengali origin, he was held in an Indian POW Camp that was established in April 1971 despite the fact that the India-Pakistan War that led to the creation of Bangladesh did not break out until December 1971. These 100 or so POWs remained undeclared by India throughout 1971. Kept in solitary confinement he escaped on the 100th day of captivity, becoming the first Pakistani Army officer to successfully break out from an Indian POW camp in history. Made from original notes taken during the period of de-briefing on return to Pakistan, this fascinating book gives an insider's account of conditions in Indian custody. It is a spell-binding and gripping tale of individual courage, of disparate friendships made in very adverse circumstances and the will to survive. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971 -- Prisoners and prisons, East Indian |
| -- | India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971 -- Personal narratives |
| -- | Pakistani - Sehgal, Ikram |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2017-04-07 | CRV/GPLM/Oxford-10 | 434.37 | 954.9205 I269E 2015 | 33392 | Books |