Shoes for Soldiers
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One of the biggest challenges the Indian army has been confronting is maintaining its troops at tough high altitude battle field of more than 18,000 feet. At such high altitude, troops are exposed to inclement weather, perilous altitude, difficult terrain and psychological problems arising out of being isolated from the main land miles away from their near and dear ones. Under such circumstance...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific American
سال: 1918
ISSN: 0036-8733
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican06151918-544