The Victoria Cross Icon Vision and Legacy

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The book chronicles biographic details of the formative years and exceptional achievements through the career milestones of General Prem Bhagat including his prodigious performance as the Chairman of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It examines his operational perspective relating to the Western Sector with specific reference to his analysis of 1965 War and his Defence Line Concept for defence of Punjab. It then dwells on his operational perspective of the Eastern Sector incorporating the appreciations of the Chinese threat he wrote as DMI and COS Eastern Command and his critique on 1962 war as the member of the Henderson Brooks Committee. After analyzing the remarkable strategic vision contained in three books authored by him, it goes on to portray his extraordinary administrative acumen and flair for training his command. Finally it endeavours to dissect elements of his iconic leadership which is his true legacy.