7 Must-Read Books on Indian Armed Forces 

Jul 20, 2023, 12:27 IST

Riya Teotia

The book aims to introduce teenagers to the armed forces and tell them about the rigours and challenges, along with the thrill and adventure one goes through on joining the career in uniform. 

Shoot. Dive. Fly by Rachna Bisht Rawat 

The book is about the 22-year-old Vijayant Thapar who was martyred in the Kargil War, having fought bravely in the crucial battles of Tololing and Knoll. 

Vijayant at Kargil, by Neha Dwivedi and VN Thapar 

This book series covers 28 stories of extraordinary courage and fearlessness, providing a glimpse into the kind of heroism our soldiers display in unimagined hostile conditions. 

India’s Most Fearless- I & II, by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh 

The book deals with all factors that led to the Kargil War. General VP Malik (Retd) also explains in detail how the Indian political system works and how it coped with the Kargil scenario. 

Kargil: From Surprise to Victory, by General VP Malik 

This is a real-life account of a former fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander (Retd) Dhirendra S Jafa, who was a prisoner of war (PoW) in Pakistan during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. 

Death Wasn’t Painful, by Dhirendra S Jafa 

This book by Probal Dasgupta is about the India-China conflicts and skirmishes that happened during the 1962 war. The author narrates how India lost the war during the 1962 conflict and achieved ‘decisive tactical advantage’ five years later in 1967. 

Watershed 1967, by Probal Dasgupta 

The book talks about events that happened on 9 December 1971 when the frigate of the Indian Navy was torpedoed by a Pakistani submarine and sank within minutes. This book is an attempt by Major General (Retd) Ian Cardozo to understand the happenings of that fateful day. 

The Sinking of INS Khukri, by Ian Cardozo 

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