This book needs to be in the possession of every Service officer as its contents are a living example of the code of conduct by which we are supposed to live and behave in peace and fight and die in war.

– Ian Cardozo, Major General, AVSM, SM

The photos and the stories are amazing, and the wit of the great Man emotional.

– Milind Wagle

This review is but a brief trailer of a many significant happenings in this very readable and educative book and a visual treat, recommended for a wide range readers from students to scholars and a must for politicians, bureaucrats, and decision-makers.

– Anil Bhat

For the storyteller this book serves as a reference point. It authenticates conversations and incidents; and destroys myths. Importantly, the book offers the discerning reader fascinating insights into the Field Marshal's personal and professional conduct.

– Rostum K. Nanavatty, Lieutenant General (Retired)

This splendidly produced book...is well calculated to evoke both remembrance and nostalgia about a colourful personality and the stirring times in which he lived.

– P.R. Chari

But for an ADC to write so felicitously and so touchingly about his mentor is, for me, a fascinating revelation.

– Fali S. Nariman, Former Additional Solicitor General of India President, Bar Association of India Member Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament)

It is a story narrated with affection and admiration but never with hyperbole. A slim, eminently readable narrative, studded with fresh insights on a remarkable military leader who changed the course of India’s history…

– Lalit Mansingh, Former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to the United State

A delightful tale woven with great dexterity and garnished with a profusion of photographs that brings out the well-rounded personality of a proud soldier, a military leader par excellence, and a great human being.

– Vijay Oberoi, Lieutenant General, Former Vice Chief of the Army Staff