Himalayan Blunder: The Angry Truth About India's Most Crushing Military Disaster' is a memoir of the Sino-Indian war by the Brigadier who had himself fought the 1962 battle. At the time the war had ensued, Dalvi was serving as the Commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade in the North-East Frontier Agency. He retells the story of the war and the happenings of the time, on the warfront as well as in the capital of the country. In his narration of the war, he talks about incidents that occurred during the months the war lasted and gives his take on how they unfurled. In his opinion, the primary reason behind India losing to the Chinese was superficial political advocacy and management. The commands that came from the capital were lacking in the experience of the on-field soldiers and the real situation faced at the borders. The blind eye turned by the political leaders in India towards the increasing encroachment of the Chinese costed them the war. The Brigadier's account of the ongoings of the battle are vivid and terrifying as well as politically controversial.
