Top 9 Books For Defense Aspirants: By Inevitable_reader

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A defense aspirant is the definition of sheer determination, focus, and most importantly discipline. Defense aspirants often need to develop hobbies that can match the expectation of the assessor in SSB many times, talking about one today is the reading hobby.

A crucial and important part of not just being an aspirant but also a future leader will help you to grow your mindset not just before you join forces but also after entering that institution.

Here are the Top 9 recommendations for all the Defense Aspirants

1. INDIA’S MOST FEARLESS TRILOGY by SHIV AROOR

To be in the forces and to live a life less ordinary you might need to understand and feel the sheer valor of our heroes. Shiv Aroor presented that valor in the most modern, detailed, and accurate way one can think of.

From the daring missions of PARA SF, the lightning speed of soldiers in jets, to the unsinkable courage of the Indian navy, this book covers all the stories of a real-life example of “Seva Parmo Dharma”.

This is a series of 3 books with the latest launched On 15 august 2022 with the first-hand account of Galwan Clash. Shiv Aroor is a renowned journalist in India today with a special focus on defense affairs.

2. ARTHASHASTRA by CHANAKYA

Chanakya- one of the greatest thinkers of ancient India who overthrew the great king of the NANDA dynasty. He acted as a kingmaker for the MAURYAN EMPIRE and wrote the greatest work of all time with a glimpse of the past, present, and future to calculate what can be the best outcome for the dynasty in any situation.

Filled with detailed explanations as a guidebook for the king on how to act during war and peace. It also talks about how to maintain law and order, and what are the guiding principles to run an everlasting dynasty.

It includes books on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court systems, ethics, economics, markets and trade, the methods for screening ministers, diplomacy, theories on war, the nature of peace, and the duties and obligations of a king.

Still used by many strategists to form key decisions this book is the definition of great Indian history.

3. Prisoners of Geography

What makes India and Pakistan the biggest rival of Asia? Why Ukraine and Russia can’t come to terms with negotiation and peace? And why the USA is the superpower of the world.

This book will not just give you the answers to these questions but also will make you a geopolitically well-aware aspirant.

This book can be an intro to the world of geography where you can develop deep thinking of the global war and mutual interests.

A defense aspirant should have the knowledge and idea of the news that is circulating around the world and this book will help you to make a foundation of all those complicated geo-political terms.

4. Art of War

Whatever might be happening in the current scenario regarding the rivalry between India and China but we should always learn from our enemies their skills and tactics.

One such gem is ART OF WAR BY SUN TZU which is considered a bible for the Chinese army and think tank. Often referred to as the Chinese version of Arthshastra, this book mainly focuses on the war tactics and treaties that can be done during a crisis in the empire.

From building a spy network to the use of geography, from various disciplines of an army march to the efficient use of the army’s energy this book is way ahead of its time which makes it one of the key writings in millennia.

Even in the modern era, many Japanese companies make it compulsory to read the art of war to understand corporate business strategies and many e-sports also referred this book as an important piece in their strategies, the most famous example is the reference in AGE OF EMPIRE II by MICROSOFT.

5. The Brave by Rachna Bisht Rawat

Everyone knows the excellent writing style of Rachna Bisht Rawat and her detailed way to explain the history of the Indian armed forces. Everyone can have their own opinion but I think this particular book is one of her finest works due to her detailed account of every soldier who got param Vir chakra, the highest gallantry Award of INDIA during War Times.

Rachna Bisht Rawat compiled this book by dedicating one chapter to one brave soul. This could act as a motivation for every aspirant who wants to understand the depth of those souls who might lose their life on the battlefield but remained immortal in the heart of every Indian. Rachna mam contributed from her side to keep that flame alive by writing those immortal stories.

6. Mossad by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal

Have you ever thought about the spy network and how that works? If yes then you might know the name MOSSAD. The secret service of Israel is considered the most lethal and professional secret service ever known in human history.

Mossad the book is the compilation of the most daring operation of this service and also the detailed account of how they sailed through a difficult task of accomplishing the impossible.

To get more detail you can also watch the movie “MUNICH” which is based on the true events of Mossad of “OPERATION WRATH OF GOD”.

7. Full Spectrum and India’s Wars by Arjun Subramaniam

Well, we already talked about the history, geography, and courageous stories of our Soldiers so far but what about the wars that India fought in this journey of post-independence?

This is duology written by an ex-air force officer which gives us a glimpse of history from the actual POV of an officer.

The first book “INDIA’S WARS” deals with the events from 1947-1971 especially on wars of ’47, ’62, ’65, and ’71, while the second book “FULL SPECTRUM” deals with wars and conflicts from 1972-2020 including operation blue star, operation Pawan, Kargil, Naga rebellion, etc.

These two books are your one-stop solution for any historical event in the Indian armed forces history.

8. You Can Win by Shiv Khera

Well, we all need a little motivation when we feel demoralized and self-doubt kills us with all the force of a hammer on our dream. In that particular moment, we need a ray of light in the form of hope and positivity, a light that can guide us from the dark moment of failure.

In this kind of situation, we can always read a book which can give us a little motivation and determination in the form of words.

YOU CAN WIN is one such book which is written by one of the most renowned writers of our time and motivational speaker.

Well in my perspective and years of reading experience all self-help books end up the same with repetitive talks and constant Adeline push for doing better.

I picked this particular one for two reasons, first that it is very easy to read which makes it more reachable to the reader and second is that it is written by an Indian author which will talk about the problems and solutions from an Indian perspective which you will feel is a more practical way to deal with.

9. Wings of fire: Biography of APJ Abdul Kalam

The book needs no introduction. Every aspirant who dreams to be in the forces heard the stories of APJ Abdul Kalam sir. How a major failure in his life of not joining forces never slowed him down and made him the supreme commander of Indian armed forces “the President of India”.

Every aspirant who went to SSB always hears this particular story on the day of the conference never give up on your dreams even if you’ll fail today because APJ Abdul Kalam was also rejected by the SSB (SSB DEHRADUN, to be particular).

This is the story of a boy, from selling newspapers to getting out of his hometown for the very first time for studies, from rejection in the armed forces to the most successful DRDO scientist.

He is considered a missile man of India for his contribution to the making of “PRITHVI” and “AGNI” missiles, he also had a valuable contribution to the 1999 Pokhran nuclear program due to which India emerged as a nuclear power nation.

This book is the story of the most admired person in the history of India and every defense aspirant can relate to it to give wings to his dream.

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#PS: Suraj (aka inevitable_reader). He is an avid reader who likes to share and inspire people with the world of books.