Whether one reads for pleasure or education, one consequence is certain. Over a period of time, the reader’s mind becomes trained to navigate ideas. With time, it becomes capable of not only processing complex concepts, but, with luck, even expressing some of those concepts. Reading induces a sense of mental fearlessness. The exposure to language facilitates structuring and expression of ideas. In short, reading is not a habit or a hobby. It is a tool for living.
While FORCE has always dedicated a few pages to books in most issues, September onwards, we start a dedicated books section. Running into a few pages, it will carry interviews with military authors, book extracts and reviews. Most importantly, it will carry a recommended reading list of ‘Must Read’ books from senior officers/ authors and even FORCE readers. Hence, we invite our readers to send us lists of their favourite books which they would like to share with others. Tell us why you recommend those books. So read, and write.
War December 2024Kashmir Under 370 December 2024The Money Trap December 2024Something Lost, Something Gained October 2024An Extract: India’s Forgotten Country October 2024Nuclear War October 2024An Extract: Israel-Palestine War September 2024An Extract: India’s Near East September 2024An Extract | Shikwa-E-Hind August 2024An Extract | The Crossroads August 2024An Extract | How long can the moon be caged? August 2024Book Chat | Nimbu Saab July 2024An Extract | Crafting A New Indian Art of War For Future Challenges July 2024An Extract | Imperial games in Tibet July 2024An Extract | Kathmandu Chronicle June 2024Book Chat | Ambassador K.V. Rajan and Atul K Thakur June 2024Reading List | OP Singh April 2024An Extract | Conquering the Maharajas April 2024An Extract | Bharat Jodo Yatra April 2024Book Review | Shooting the Sun April 2024An Extract | 2024 April 2024Reading List | Rajeev Bhattacharyya March 2024An Extract | UNEQUAL March 2024An Extract | ULFA March 2024Reading List | Ajay Bisaria February 2024An Extract | Fault Lines in the Faith February 2024An Extract | Hyperwar February 2024An Extract | Being Muslim in Hindu India January 2024An Extract | Another India January 2024An Extract | City on Fire January 2024An Extract | Red Sky over Kabul December 2023An Extract | H-POP December 2023An Extract | Bullets and Bylines November 2023An Extract | The Indian Village November 2023An Extract | Breakup November 2023An Extract | The Peacemakers August 2023An Extract | Who Cares About Parliament August 2023An Extract | Indian Air Force in its Centennial Decade August 2023An Extract | Nation Fast July 2023An Extract | VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right July 2023An Extract | SWARM TROOPER July 2023An Extract | The Next Major War June 2023An Extract | Police State May 2023An Extract | End of an Illusion May 2023An Extract | Close to Peace April 2023An Extract | Time Capsule April 2023An Extract | Quick Reads April 2023An Extract | Behind the Scenes March 2023An Extract | A Fear That Refuses To Go March 2023Reading List | Anuradha Bhasin March 2023An Extract | The Tragedy of Kashmir February 2023An Extract | Unheard Voices February 2023Book Chat | Pravin Sawhney, author of The Last War January 2023An Extract | Andrew Quilty: August in Kabul January 2023An Extract | Vinay Lal : Insurgency and the Artist January 2023Reading List | Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee December 2022An extract | The Politics of History December 2022An extract | Always a Soldier December 2022Reading List: | Maj. Gen. B.K. Sharma (retd) August 2022An Extract | Louis A. Del Monte August 2022An Extract | Gp Capt. TH Anand Rao August 2022Reading List: | Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) July 2022An Extract | Asian Hegemon July 2022Reading List: | Lessons in Self Reliance June 2022An Extract | Terror and Turmoil June 2022An Extract | The World in a Flux June 2022An Extract | Gallantry & Glory May 2022An Extract | Pramod Kapoor, author of 1946 May 2022An Extract | China Challenges Modi May 2022Book Chat | Sudeep Chakravarti April 2022An Extract | The Story up to March 1971 May 2022Book Chat: Christophe Jaffrelot February 2022An Extract: The Art of Victimhood February 2022An Extract: A Man of Many Parts February 2022An Extract: The Great Escape February 2022An Extract: A Profile in Courage February 2022Book Chat: Maj. Gen. Vijay Singh January 2022Book Chat: Brig. R.R. Palsokar January 2022An Extract: Courage and Dignity December 2021An Extract: Price of the Modi Years December 2021Book Chat: Shiv Kunal Verma November 2021An Extract: 1965: A Western Sunrise November 2021An Extract: State Persecution of Minorities and Underprivileged in India November 2021Book Chat: Martin C. Libicki October 2021An Extract: Cyberspace in Peace and War October 2021An Extract: Tibet Brief 20 / 20 October 2021Book Chat: Josy Joseph September 2021An Extract: The Silent Coup September 2021An Extract: Spy Stories September 2021An Extract: The War That Made Raw August 2021An Extract: Flying Blind August 2021Book Chat: A.S. Bhasin July 2021An Extract: Nehru Tibet and China July 2021An Extract: India Versus China July 2021Extract: INDIA: The Last Super Power June 2021Book Chat: Samrat Choudhury June 2021Extract: The Braided River June 2021Extract: AI AT WAR May 2021Born a Muslim May 2021Extract: India And Asian Geopolitics May 2021Book Chat: Military Musings April 2021Reading List: Turning Adversity into Advantage April 2021Book Chat: Kingshuk Nag April 2021Book Chat: Suchitra Vijayan March 2021Extract: Midnight’s Borders March 2021Book Chat: Meha Dixit February 2021Extract: Himalayan-Challenge February 2021Reading List: Books Are Integral One’s Progress as an Officer January 2021Book Chat: Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas January 2021Extract: India’s Battlefields: From Kurukshetra to Balakot January 2021Extract: National Security and Conventional Arms Race January 2021Book Chat: Arjun Subramaniam December 2020Extract: Full Spectrum December 2020Reading List: Dr N.C. Asthana, IPS Retd December 2020Extract: The Wellington Experience November 2020Reading List: Lt Gen. Vinod Bhatia (retd) November 2020Extract: Cassandra In OZ: Counterinsurgency and Future War November 2020Book Chat: Border Security Force: The Eyes and Ears of India November 2020Extract: One Nation, Under Drones October 2020Reading List: On the Same Page October 2020Book Chat: Capt. John E. Jackson, United States Navy (retd) October 202Reading List: Read and Reflect September 2020Extract: Shadow Wars September 2020Extract: Esprit de Corp Over Patriotism September 2020The Fifth Domain April 2020Plassey: The Battle That Changed The Course of Indian History April 2020Hot Spot of Invention January 2020The Absent Dialogue December 2019The Babri Masjid – Ram Mandir Dilemma November 2019Red Star Over the Pacific Second Edition September 2019The Untold Story of Christian Michel and AgustaWestland September 2019Strategic Advantage of Air Power August 2019China Maritime Grey Zone Operations July 2019Cyberspace in Peace and War June 2019Line of Fire: Ceasefire Violations and India–Pakistan Escalation Dynamics May 2019Chinese Naval Shipbuilding : An Ambitious and uncertain Course April 2019Age Of Anger: The History Of The Present April 2019Military Strategy for India in the 21st Century February 2019Jodhpur Lancers: Michael Creese January 2019The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi And His India November 2018The Sarkari Mussalman – The Life and Travails of a Soldier Educationist October 2018How India Manages Its National Security September 2018Kashmir – Glimpses of History and the Story of Struggle September 2018A Soldier’s Diary: Kargil the Inside Story August 2018Techonology from below hi-tech and backyard inventors June 2018The Hollow Kingdom: ISIS and the Cult of Jihad March 2018Beyond the Victory India Campaign: Articles and Debates by Military Veterans March 2018August Voices: India-Pakistan-Bangladesh Confederation Sudheendra Kulkarni April 2017Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life An Anthology Edited By Ruskin Bond And Namita Gokhale March 2017Dragon On Our Doorstep: Managing China Through Military Power Pravin Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab January 2017The New Arthashastra: A Security Strategy For India Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal January 2017
