Glorious Saga of 106 Engineer Regiment
Subtitle: India's Oldest Engineer Regiment - 1777-2010
Publisher: Force Multipliers
Published: June 2010
Place of publication: New Delhi, India
Language: eng
Format: An illustrated military history book
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9788190624190
Table of contents: label: This book chronicles the rich history of Indian Army’s oldest Engineer Regiment in a striking manner. Popularly known within the Corps of Engineers as ‘Sartaj-e-Sappers Recoiless Regiment’, it has the unique distinction of having amidst its lot two of the oldest Indian Army Engineer Companies, i.e. 18 and 19 Field Companies. Incidentally, army engineers are popularly referred to as ‘Sappers’ the world over. Designated as 106 Engineer Regiment at the time of its amalgamation and formal raising in 1966, it forms part of the famous Bombay Engineer Group.; title: While the book briefly traces the history of India’s Corps of Engineers along with that of Bombay Engineer Group, it thereafter focuses on the Regiment’s two field companies and the Regiment itself. It takes its readers in a gripping manner through a kaleidoscopic journey across a time dimension spanning nearly 233 years. Its live wire team of Sappers, mainly comprising Sikh and Maratha troops, has performed extremely well throughout. With each action supported by colourful maps and visuals, the book covers the meteoric rise of the field companies through numerous wars and operations, fought both within India and many places abroad, particularly during the two World Wars. Thereafter the Regiment can boast of having trail - blazed its way through almost all Post Independence operations, with Kargil being the latest. It was here that the Regiment earned the coveted Chief of the Army Staff’s Unit Citation for exemplary contribution to the war effort, thus becoming the only Sapper Regiment to have earned the award during this war. The Regiment has a strong legacy and also follows many unique customs and traditions, many of which are highlighted in the book.; label: Divided into a Prologue, eleven captivating chapters and an Epilogue, the book comprises more than 600 images and maps spread over nearly 150 pages. Categorized as a collector’s item, it’s a must read for.