published in september 2021 author kulpreet yadavs latest book the battle of rezang la as the title suggests is a book on the battle fought by the indian army it is a true account of how 120 brave indian soldiers of 13 kumaons charlie company fought 5000 chinese troops in the war against china in 1962 this is a moving story of courage and fearlessnessthe story begins a few months before the 1962 battle against china when theres an environment of an imminent war the 13 kumaons base is set in kashmirs baramulla and later in ladakh as tension between india and china increases and then arrives major shaitan singh and his company at rezang la the mountain pass at the line of actual control between india and china to prepare for a possible battle with the enemy the battle begins in the wee hours of november 18 1962 and goes on till much later during the day but major shaitan singh and his company fight till their very last breath to stop the enemys advance thus saving the chushul airport and preventing china from occupying ladakh in 1962 this is a story of 120 indian soldiers valor and love for their motherland as they fearlessly fought and killed 1300 chinese soldiers in the battle of rezang la meanwhile 110 of the 120 indian soldiers were martyred in this battlethe indian search party which visited the battlefield on 10 february 1963 made a startling discovery the frozen bodies of the men who had died were still holding guns in their hands having taken bullets on their chests one pvc param vir chakra eight vcs vir chakras four sms sena medals and one mind mentionedindispatches were awarded to the soldiers of the charlie company making it one of the highest decorated companies of the indian army to this day the battle of rezang la is their story reads the books blurbthe battle of rezang la is wellresearched and it gives an insight not only into the battle but also about the men of the charlie company kulpreet yadav who retired as the commandant from the indian coast guard in 2014 after serving as an officer for two decades has captured the spirit of the indian army and the battle well in this engaging book this is an important indian army war book lest we forget the brave men who laid down their lives to protect the nationread more literatures greatest opening paragraphs