Despatches from Kargil & The Brave: Param Vir Chakra Stories : Stories of Army Heroes (Set of 2 books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Twenty-one riveting stories about how India's highest military honor was won. Rachna Bisht Rawat takes us to the heart of war chronicling the tales of twenty-one of India's bravest soldiers. Talking to parents siblings children and comrades-in-arms to paint the most vivid character-portraits of these men and their conduct in battle and getting unprecedented access to the Indian Army Rawat has written the ultimate book on the Param Vir Chakra. About the Author Rachna Bisht Rawat is a journalist writer mom to a precocious 12-yearold and gypsy wife to an Army officer whose work has taken the Rawats to some of the quirkiest places in India. Rachna is a 2005 Harry Brittain fellow and winner of the 2006 Commonwealth Press Quarterly's Rolls Royce Award. Her first story 'Munni Mausi' was a winner in the 2008-09 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. This is her first book.Unforgettable tales of the Kargil war The Kargil war in the summer of 1999 was a tale of brutality and courage. Here was war in its essence barren icy peaks held by a strongly entrenched enemy and the only way to dislodge the intruders was to climb up in the face of overwhelming fire. By the end of the war many more heroes were added to the list of the nation's brave Saurav Kalia Vijayant Thapar Yogendra Singh Yadav Mariappan Sarvanan and Vikram Batra to name only a few. Their exploits in this harrowing battle read like the stuff of legend. In Despatches from Kargil Srinjoy Chowdhury who covered the war for the Statesman recounts what it was like for journalists to battle against deadlines shellfire-and particularly vicious bedbugs-to transmit their reports. He draws graphic pictures of the major assaults such as in Drass and Batalik relying heavily on the first-hand accounts of those who took part in the action. There are memorable portrayals of the soldiers and officers too-sometimes of the other side as well. This is war reportage at its best observant objective and ultimately for all the wry understatement extremely moving.