Selected Stories of Gallant Indian Soldiers

Col J Francis was commissioned into Maratha Light Infantry in June 1969 and retired in May 1997. During his service besides regimental and staff jobs, he was instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Junior Leaders Wing, Infantry School and Defence Services Staff College Wellington. Before he retired, he raised a Counter Insurgency School and was responsible to train all the units which were inducted into J&K.

• AcknowledgementAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Indian Border Areas 3. Prelude 4. The First Commanding Officer5. Audacious Harwant6. Pratham Paramvir7. Turning the Tide at Shalateng8. Heaven on Earth Sanitised9. Saviors of Naushera10. Poonch Tract Liberated11. Miracles in Ladakh 12. Victorious Battle at Chushul 13. Namka Chu - The Killing Ground14. Tawang to Bomdila15. Sentinels of Walong16. Second Kashmir War-1965 17. Fortune Favours the Bold 18. Akhnoor was Threatened 19. March to Lahore 20. Lt Col A B Tarapore, PVC 21. Bangladesh 22. Unique Param Vir Albert 23. Hoshiar Singh at Basantar 24. Arun Khetarpal 25. Kuldip Singh at Longewala 26. Siachen – Just in Time 27. Fourth Attempt at Kargil 28. Brave Hearts 29. A Soldier Doctor 30. Special Forces 31. Super Troopers 32. Sonam - The Lion of Ladakh 33. Rashtriya Rifles 34. Trishna Circumnavigation 35. Women Officers in the Indian Army 36. Mahavirs37. The Un-Incapacitated Generals 38. Baba Mehar - The Maverick 39. Lucky Timmy 40. Kipper And Sam Index