| Written in a light and humorous style, this is the exclusive and official biography of FM Sam Manekshaw, in its revised and updated form. |
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"General Giap, the mastermind of the French defeat at Din Bin Phu and War Minister for North Vietnam during the years of American involvement, was a unique leader and s strategiest of guerilla warfare. This book is based on source material relating to Giap's early participation in the Communist movement, his activities during The Second World War and his leadership of the armed force of the armed force of the Viet Minh against the French. The author assesses Giap not only ex post facto by what his plans actually achieved, but also by the quality of the decisions which he took as first step in achieving a military result. An attempt has been made to provide a comparison of facts from which value judgements may be made. "
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A fascinating autobiography of the master tactician and the Soviet hero of World War II.
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This book is an erudite and intimate illustration of the glorious career of General Thimayya by his close associate and comrade-in-arms.
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Written in a light and humorous style, this is the exclusive and official biography of FM Sam Manekshaw, in its revised and updated form. -
This is an elegant coffee-table book in black and white of quotations by and on Mahatma Gandhi. It also has quotations by people on Gandhi who met him. It is interspersed with photographs from the Gandhi archives in New Delhi. Its an inspirational book for all with a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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This book deals with Zahiruddin Babur's extraordinary journey from a pauper prince in distant Kabul to the founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
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General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, a distinguished army officer, led USA to victory in the First Gulf War. This book tells the story of his eventful life. A must read for all those interested in military history and stories of leadership.
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"There comes a time for each of us to tell a story. At 94, Amir Ali recalls the carefree days of his youth at the Doon School and life as the nephew of the famous ornithologist Salim Ali. He recollects picturesque picnics at mystical Kihim, the struggles of his brother Saad, a freedom fighter who spent years in jail and the widespread sympathy Aamir received in London and Bangkok, Montreal and New York, when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. Aamir Ali's passion for climbing captures the magnetic allure of the Himalaya and the Alps. This book is a collection of charming memoirs of the east and the west, of families and relatives, of tradition and modernity and the adventures along the journey called life. "
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Here is Patton's autobiography that reveals his understanding of the nature of war and in doing so throws light on the life and times of a fine military man.
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This is a first critical study of the hero of WWI the famed French General Ferdinand Foch.
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A complete and in depth biography of Manstein.
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A soldier recalls his personal account of the operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947-1949, shortly after India gained Independence. This book is insightful and enlightening as the terrain and the enemy remain the same.
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This is a first critical study of the hero of WWI the famed French General Ferdinand Foch. -
It must surely be exceptional that a prominent general should be accorded grater appreciateion, respect, and sympathy, veen posthomously, by his enemeies than by his own country. But such was the fate of the charismatic Field Marhsal Von Rundstedt. This book is his remarkable biography.
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This book in Hindi tries to capture the incredible and meteoric rise of Anna Hazare in Indian social life through his first succesful social reform movement in his village. -
A slim and crisp biography of Marshal Zhukov.
