Yuddha Aur Shanti Mein Mera Jeevan (Hindi Translation of An Odyssey in War and Peace) (Biography of Lieutenant General Jack Farj

The Jews who made India their home flourished without any adverse discrimination. Among these, the Baghdadi shepherd community, though small in number, produced one of Indias greatest contemporary soldiers, Lieutenant General Jacob. This book is his thrilling story.Jacob was born into a Jewish business family. When World War II broke out in 1941, without informing his family, he enlisted in the army to fight the Nazis. He was commissioned into the Indian Artillery and participated in numerous operations in the Middle East, Burma, and Sumatra.Jacob was a highly astute intellectual. He commanded infantry and artillery brigades, served as Principal of the Artillery School, and finally served as Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Army. This is the fascinating story of a young Jewish officer who, uncompromisingly, accepted challenges based on his principles and beliefs. He worked shoulder to shoulder with some of the bravest and most trusted figures who were then considered the stalwarts of the Indian political and military arena. He personally supervised the successful strategic operations that led to the fall of Dhaka, forcing the enemy to surrender unconditionally, publicly, in the only unconditional public surrender in history, by General Niazi and his 93,000 soldiers.Written in a strikingly lucid style, this autobiography brings life to life as a historical document. It is not merely the biography of a great soldier, but also provides glimpses into some of the most influential and illustrious personalities who wrote the history of those turbulent times.