What does it take to fly the largest aircraft into war-torn, hostile nations and return victorious? To dangle from a helicopter thousands of feet above ground, saving lives? To survive torture in enemy land and still live to tell the tale? To fight the bloodiest battles and make the supreme sacrifice? To battle against all odds on foreign soil because your comrades’ lives depend on you? Who are the men flying India’s most lethal fighter jets?

In this book, you will find the answers to these questions and more!

After travelling across Indian airbases and meeting hundreds of Air Force personnel—fighter pilots, transport and helicopter crews, Garud Special Forces, proud veterans, and Kargil heroes—national bestselling author Swapnil Pandey brings their extraordinary journeys alive in Wings of Valour and immortalizes yet another force’s legacy in the nation’s collective memory.

These are the true stories of courage, sacrifice, and honour—more awe-inspiring than fiction!