The work deals with select 59 battles and wars in Indian history from Rigvedic period to circa 2000 AD. The Rigvedic ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ is followed by the war between Rama and Ravana described in the Ramayana, and the Bharata war detailed in the Mahabharata-the two wars that have sunk deep down into the collective consciousness of the Indian people. Alexander met touth, though unsuccessful, resistance; his conquests helped in turning the small states of ...
