Kargil War

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey, California

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HIGH ALTITUDE WARFARE: THE KARGIL CONFLICT AND THE FUTURE by Marcus P. Acosta June 2003 Thesis Advisor: Second Reader: Peter Lavoy Douglas Porch

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