Valour And Sacrifice

Relentless service to the Country, indomitable spirit, countering dangerous challenges, never give in attitude to defeat odds has become a religion of this Family. Receiving Gallantry Awards and Rewards for chivalry and bravery in war and peace in all humility has become a tradition. The family has the honour of 120 years of continuous meritorious and glorious service to the Indian Army and the Nation. These passionate soldiers have remained benevolent, self-respecting and God-fearing Many a clan has gone into oblivion and forgotten for lack of recorded history. What we cannot read and remember is soon forgotten. That is why history has special significance in the World. Countries have laid great stress on recording their history and preserving it. There are libraries and archives for readers and storage. The World over, researchers are busy over time in recovering lost history. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are some examples where excavation was done to retrieve and piece together hidden and lost civilizations that had gone into oblivion.

An extensive study of self-sacrificial images in Indian art, this book examines concepts such as head-offering, human sacrifice, blood, suicide, valour, self-immolation, and self-giving in the context of religion and politics to explore why these images were produced and how they became paradigms of heroism.

An extensive study of self-sacrificial images in Indian art, this book examines concepts such as head-offering, human sacrifice, blood, suicide, valour, self-immolation, and self-giving in the context of religion and politics to explore why these images were produced and how they became paradigms of heroism.

Delve into Warwick Deeping's debut novel, 'Valour', set amidst the harrowing landscape of World War I. Enter the world of Pierce Hammersly, born into the esteemed family of Scarshott, where privilege and naivety intertwine. As a young officer and gentleman, Pierce embarks on a journey that leads him to the devastating battlegrounds of Sulva Bay in Gallipoli. Confronted with the brutal realities of war, Pierce grapples with his own limitations, struggling to find his inner strength. It is through the extraordinary presence of a captivating woman that Pierce discovers the path to redemption, reclaiming his sense of self and embracing a second chance at courage.

Odds are long for the British destroyers assigned to escort vital northern convoys through the bitter Arctic Sea in the bloodiest days of WWII. Commander Graham Martineau, still haunted by the loss of his ship and crew to Nazi destroyers, must take on a new command: the Tribal Class destroyer Hakka.

A Vietnam War battalion commander with the 199th LIB recounts the intense combat he saw during the Tet Offensive and NVA attacks in this candid memoir. This visceral combat memoir chronicles the height of the Vietnam War from the nervous period just before the Tet Offensive through the defeat of that campaign and into the lesser-known yet equally bloody NVA offensive of May 1968. On January 30, 1968, Saigon and nearly every provincial capital in South Vietnam came under assault by the Viet Cong. Author Robert L. Tonsetic writes not only from his personal experience as a company commander, but also from extensive research, including countless interviews with other soldiers of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. The book ends with a brief note about the 199th LIB being deactivated in Spring 1970, furling its colors after suffering 753 dead and some 5,000 wounded. This fascinating book will help to remind us of the sacrifices made by all Vietnam veterans.