Across Seven Seas by Colonel Virendru Swarup is the story of the author's experiences over 28 years in the army of India, where he was wounded in a tank battle and lost the sight in one eye. Nevertheless, he continued in the tank corps and was instrumental in developing a new regiment from scratch. What happened then is an incredible story of his courage and spirit.

by the author
This book is not an autobiography. It is a collection of my experiences covering a vast panorama, starting from a remote village in India, moving to a town for schooling, experiencing the devastating tragedies in the family at a tender age, witnessing the travails of people ousted from their home and hearth on the country's Partition in 1947, to joining the Indian Army.

I participated in both the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971. In 1965, while leading a tank troop, my tank was hit in which my operator was killed on the spot, and I barely survived, losing one eye. With this serious disability, I face all the rigors of army life and rise to the rank of Colonel to command an armored regiment and held various coveted senior appointments in the Indian Army.

As if the loss of one eye was not the end of it all, ill-luck strikes me once again. In 1992, in a freak accident in the service, I lost my second eye.

I commend this book to those readers who may be interested in knowing the Indian culture, their ruler life, their perception of an American way of life and those who laud survival against odds.
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