List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements

PART-I
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Early Life

1. Early Life

2. Career in the Indian Army

3. Second World War (1939-1945)

4. French Indo-China

5. Partition of India and Marriage

   PART-II
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   Indian Army After Partition

6. Life After Partition

7. 4th Gwalior Infantry

8. Life in the Battalion

9. The Hell Division and Dalhousie

10. Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiris)

11. Commanding 14 Kumaon (Gwalior)

12. Family Life in 14 Kumaon

13. Army Headquarters, New Delhi

    PART-III
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    Invasion by the Dragon

14. India-China Border Dispute on the Himalayan Frontier

15. Battle Preparedness in the Ladakh Sector

16. The Dragon Strikes in Ladakh

17. The Himalayan Division

18. The Battle of Chushul

    PART-IV
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    Higher Command, Staff Appointments and
    Birth of A New Nation

19. Staff and Higher Command

20. EGOC 25 Infantry Division

21. Chief of Staff, HQ 15 Corps

22. Prelude to the Break-up of Pakistan

23. The Birth of Bangladesh

24. Operation Cactus Lilly

25. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command

    PART-V
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    The Indian Army under General T.N. Raina, MVC

26. COAS Indian Army

27. National Emergency, 1975

28. Operational Readiness of the Indian Army

29. Innovative Planning for the Future

30. Welfare and Improvement in Service Conditions

31. Indian Army since Independence

32. Adventure Training in the Army

33. Higher Defence Organization

34. Farewell to Arms

    PART-VI
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    Dedication to the Regiment

35. Colonel of the Regiment

36. A Son in His Fathers Footsteps

    PART-VII
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    Military and Diplomacy

37. Armed Forces and International Relations

38. The Last Post
    
    Epilogue
    
    Bibliography