Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa: His Life and Times narrates, for the first time, the full story of the life and times of India?s first commander-in-chief, a soldier and a diplomat, and above all, a patriot. Coming immediately after his death at the age of 93, this assiduously researched biography gives a total insight into the life and deeds that have immortalized him. Cariappa?s life has been a fascinating combination of character, luck, and circumstances. Here is a book on the life and times of Cariappa in which there is a balanced blend of biography and history, which is punctuated by human episodes, anecdotes, and reminiscences.