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India's Most Fearless 2: More Military Stories of Unimaginable Courage and Sacrifice

Following up on the book "India's Most Fearless" this book brings more courage stories from the Indian Armed Forces.

The points that strike you while reading these stories are the details and backstories to the simple news update which we get every few days about soldiers being martyred on the front lines.

When we hear news about a soldier sacrificing his life for his motherland the news does not tell the details of the operation where the officer put his own life to protect his jawans. Deep down he knows that the life of the men he commands is his responsibility and that if something were to happen to them he would not be able to face himself.



The stories of the 2 men who in order to save the submarine crew isolated themselves in the compartment with fire inside the submarine and kept battling the fire to save the submarine makes you wonder how one can put oneself in danger voluntarily. The story of a Garud commando who could not sleep until he avenged his fallen comrade with the terrorist shows the level of bonding they have with there men.

These stories go on to tell us the kind of dangers these men deal with day in and day out irrespective of whether we are in war or peacetime.

I would say these stories of men and women should be taught in schools and popular newspapers and magazines for it is because of them we can sleep peacefully at home.

Jai Hind !!

Book Details:
Title: India's Most Fearless 2: More Military Stories of Unimaginable Courage and Sacrifice
Author: Shiv Aroor, Rahul Singh
Genre: War, Non-Fiction, History, India, Anthologies
Publisher: Penguin Random House India
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-10: 0143443151
ISBN-13: 978-0143443155

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  1. Unknown21 March 2020 at 19:57

    Undoubtedly the supreme sacrifice without even a flicker thought.

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