This is book is different in many ways, because it a first hand of a junior leader (a Major’s rank) account of the situation that he encountered on ground. It is written is first person, amicably depicting the scenarios encountered by him. I haven’t read a book like this, because frankly junior leaders rarely write a book. The books written by officers of senior ranks have mostly discussed strategy and where it failed not to mention the political machinations at work, then. This on the contrary discussed operations at the tactical level, giving insight in to what actually happened there. Written in simple language, it is easy to understand. It gives a glimpse in to the lives of soldiers whose basic instinct in combat is somewhat animalistic, “kill or be killed!”. The author makes mention of the problems encountered in those days, of being outnumbered, of being under stress, of the Indian Army, of Mukti Bahini, he talks of patriotism. One can very much understand his feelings, the feelings of a Pakistani soldier while in combat trying to understand the mess created by the powerful and those in authority, thousands of miles away from home in a hostile environment, between enemies while trying to protect them (yes you read it right, read again