Few books have attempted to embrace this panorama between their covers, none visually. Yodha: Illustrated Military History of India is the first work to bring this rich military history alive through over 1,600 stunning illustrations, paintings, and photographs. Published in two volumes, the first volume covers the period from The Epics (BCE) to The Uprising (1857) and the second volume covers the period from The Crown (1858) to The Kargil War (1999).

Painstakingly written and put together by the eminent military historian Shiv Kunal Verma, this masterly work deserves a place on every bookshelf—that of the student or teacher, soldier or civilian, fauji enthusiast or academic researcher.