Memorable War Stories is a collection of 27 war stories and incidents placing on record the exciting exploits of our own fliers of the Indian Air Force and the intrepid fighters of the Army and Navy operating in our own environment. All the stories/incidents recorded in the book are true and factually correct, and are based on research, first person accounts, and published stories carried by different newspapers and magazines over a period of time. Although most of the names of the crews have been clipped down to their squadron nicknames, nevertheless they will be quite identifiable to their colleagues and contemporaries. The book has been fictionalized to an extent to make it readable and being in the human angle, but there is not compromise on the factual details. The war stories and the other incidents cover a wide spectrum beginning with the Kashmir operations and race the reader through the 1962 Sino-Indian Frontier War, the Twenty Two Fateful Days of the 1965 Indo-Pak Conflict, the Fourteen Days 1971 war, and not forgetting the Kargil Operation Vijay. The book has been written in an easy and fluid style which makes it immensely readable, and the simple language through with a defence flavour should find favour with the men-in-uniform as well as civilians. It is a welcome addition to the books on defence themes.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ranbir Singh
Group Captain Ranbir singh (Retd.), born in 1935, was commissioned in the Transport Stream of the Flying in January 1956. During his service career spanning over three decades, he has logged more than 5000 hours of flying in different types of aircrafts, and has extensively traveled in India and abroad. He was in active flying service during all the major operations since mid-fifties. He is a graduate from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He was the Chief Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Defence for the entire Eastern Sector from 1975 to 1980. He is a freelance writer who writes for various newspapers and magazines covering a variety of subjects ranging from war and human angle stories, to features on social and economic issues. He is also a book-reviewer, and has also scripted a number of television features. Other books by the Author: Rajiv Gandhi: The Man: The Pilot: The Politician; PV Narasimha Rao: The Man: The Politician – Some Problems and Issues; Profiles of Courage; Yadein (Fond Memories): In & Out of Cockpit: Potential to Performance; Footprints of Courage in the Sands of Time; War and Peace Quotes and Anecdotes; Mom Said So: Good and Gracious Living is Simply a Matter of Just Plain (Un?) Common Sense; Nonny Tales: Nani ki Kahaniyan; Panchtantra Tales (Some Selections); Operation Cactus Lily; Smile and Ponder: An Exciting Odyssey with the Lawless Laws of Life and Living Wars Fought and Lessons Not Learnt; Anecdotes from Battle Areas; Indian Defence Forces: The Turning Points; Indo-Pak Relations: Past, Present and Future; Eternal Principles of War; Marshal Arjan Singh: Life and Times; Major Defence Operations; Memorable War Stories.
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