Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch, was commissioned in the DOGRA Regiment on 31 March 1972. He is an alumnus of Sherwood College, Nainital, the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, and the National Defence College, New Delhi. A third-generation army officer, his family has the distinction of continuous Army service for the last 125 years. While in the Indian Army, he served in 'Operation Pawan' for two years as part of the IPKF in Sri Lanka, as also across all frontiers of India in senior command and staff assignments. Post retirement he served as the Director of the Indian Army's premier think tank, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), from November 2012 until October 2014. He is a writer and speaker on defence and security

Honour Redeemed recalls the 1965 Indo-Pak war and the military engagements that preceded it with disarming honesty and candour. From the salt pans of the Rann of Kutch to the lofty peaks in Jammu and Kashmir; from the deserts of Rajasthan to the lush green fields of Punjab, stories emerge of battles fought with great courage and valour, told by the very men who fought that war half a century ago.