Contents: Preface. 1. The deserter. 2. Pardon. 3. Hot Kaka. 4. It is an order. 5. Veer Jee. 6. Milestone Zero. 7. King and the devil. 8. Clay God. 9. Sand dune. 10. Decoration piece.

"The story-book is based on life experiences over a period of long service, three major wars and anti-insurgency. The stories are the reflections of events. Dangers and adversity bring out the starkest of truth and emotions, the relevance of which is everlasting and is capable of making joyous reading for many."