Steel Within – Splendour Outside
The Splendour of Indian Army Uniforms

A Coffee Table Book on the Indian Army's Uniforms

If clothes make a man, the uniform most definitely makes the army man! What would look like random brass and colour to the uninitiated is, in fact, like an address and introduction to a person who can read the signs. Just by looking at the uniform you can tell a soldier's unit, corps, and rank, and his medals will even tell you where and how long he has served his country! This book illustrates and explains the distinctive styles and the innumerable uniforms, from the hardy, functional fatigues worn in combat to the high-maintenance, not-so-maneuverable ceremonial uniforms of the Indian Army.

The book depicts uniforms worn by all ranks of the Indian Army from a Sepoy to a Field Marshal, including combat fatigues and special uniforms. It also describes the various medals that form a part of a soldier's uniform, and the gallantry awards and their significance for individual acts of bravery and distinguished service. The President's Bodyguard, with its ornate and grand ceremonial uniforms, has a special chapter dedicated to it.