ISBN10: 818796636X, ISBN13: 9788187966364, [publisher: Knowledge World, New Delhi] Hardcover Contents Foreword. Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Prologue. 1. The coming events cast their shadows. 2. Grooming in the shadow of the Raj. 3. A breakthrough. 4. Stars on the ascendant command in World War II. 5. Towards tactical excellence. 6. An army in transit Member Nationalisation Committee. 7. The Indian army on trial. 8. Interlude. 9. For the honour of India Chairman of Neutral nations repatriation commission. 10. The trouble shooter commanding all the army commands. 11. The years enthusiasm. 12. The honourable course. 13. A distant trumpet. 14. The fateful years (1959 1961). 15. Refusing to fade away. 16. At the altar of peace Commander UN Forces in Cyprus. 17. The incomparable Thimayya the man of magic his leadership beyond national boundaries. 18. Thimayya at a glance. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Recently Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw MC was asked who in his opinion had been the best general of the Indian army. Timmy of course he replied and expanded his remark further General Thimayya was not only a brilliant tactician and strategist but one whose vision went beyond everyone else's. The challenges he faced and his response to them were simply incomparable. It is amazing how Thimayya became an important actor in some of the major legacies of conflict of the mid 20 century Korea Kashmir the Chinese hegemony in Asia and Cyprus. He was the only Indian wh ...

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