BALIDAN: Stories of India’s greatest para special operations

Men apart every man an emperor.

Perhaps this single line by field marshal Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery best describes the special forces, which are the most elite and best soldiers of the Indian Army. These men undergo the harshest training there is in the world for soldiering.

Having read the fantastic book “The force behind the forces” I was looking forward to reading this book by the author. I would be losing if I were to say that the book lives upto the expectations.

The book narrates the stories of the brave Indian special forces operatives. Some of the heroes from these stories are well known in the popular media (YouTube, Instagram ) like Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat while the others live a quiet life away from all the limelight.

The stories in themselves are thrilling and make you go in awe about these men in maroon. However the way the book is written, seems to have been rushed through and is not refined. So my recommendation would be to read the book for these men and not the text/written.

Book Details:

Title: Balidan Stories of India's greatest para special operations
Author: Swapnil Pandey
Genre: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Harper Collins India

Amazon Link: link

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