Military Anecdotes

This colleciton of anecdotes is principally concerned with American and British conflicts. Hastings has sought stories that illustrate the military condition through the ages, both on the battlefield and in the barracks.

It is said that the best way to learn is to do so while laughing. It’s also said that laughter is the best medicine and a healthy sense of humour can help treat many ailments. In Military Anecdotes, author Col Sudhir Jee Sharma presents a humorous look at Soldier’s Life. He seeks to introduce readers to the lighter side of Soldier’s experiences. Believing that the Military life all over the world is more or less same, this book has been designed for readers all over the world. This book has been written in simple language so as to amuse readers from Non Military background as well. Through this book, Sharma takes you on an uproarious journey from the Air Force, Army, Navy to Russian Army & DRDO, then peeks into life of a Sepoy to a General ,exposes you to stringent yet beautiful experiences from recruitment to Retirement and provides you entry into day to day life of Soldiers and their families. It’s great that Sharma has also been able to procure anecdotes from British Raj Days. All readers are sure to get their bite of fun and humour here in the form of text and illustrations both.Entertaining and engaging, this collection of anecdotes celebrates military life in India and around the world. Five Most Dangerous Things in Army:- A Jawan saying: “I have understood...” A JCO saying: “Leave it to me...” A Captain saying: “Based on my experience...” A Doctor saying: “Trust me...” A Major saying: “I was thinking...” A General saying: “I am here to help...”

Experienced commanders discuss anecdotes and case studies from their past operations.

This inspiring anthology it the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words-from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle East. Serving with the Union Army during the Civil War as a nurse, scout, spy, and soldier, Harriet Tubman tells what it was like to be the first American woman to lead a raid against an enemy, freeing some 750 slaves. Busting gender stereotypes, Inga Fredriksen Ferris's describes how it felt to be a woman marine during World War II. Heidi Squier Kraft recounts her experiences as a lieutenant commander in the navy, deployed to Iraq as a psychologist to provide mental health care in a combat zone. In excerpts from their diaries, letters, oral histories, military depositions and testimonies, as well as from published and unpublished memoirs-generations of women reveal why and how they chose to serve their country, often breaking with social norms and at great personal peril.