Moonlight Marauders: Iaf Fighter Squadron Strikes by Night Indo-Pak War, Dec 1971 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781543702750)

Air Marshal Teshter J. Master (Retd) A Fighter Combat Leader, Teshter has 30 years of fighter flying experience on various types of Western and Soviet aircraft. He is the founding member of the premier fighter flying establishment of the IAF for development of tactics and training Fighter Combat Leaders. This book is a personal story based on his experiences during the first year of TCDTS (Tactics & Combat Development & Training Squadron) culminating in the Squadrons role in the Indo-Pak war, December 1971. It was a defining period that influenced him for the rest of his career. Teshter has participated in counter-insurgency campaigns and the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971. He has held numerous Command and Staff appointments, including CO of No. 1 (Tigers) Squadron, Operations in-charge of South Western Air Command during the Kargil crisis and Inspector General of the IAF. He was the Defence and Air Attach at the Embassy of India, Washington D.C. with concurrent accreditation to Canada from April 1992 to March 1995. After 40 years of service in the IAF, Teshter retired as the Air Officer Commanding in Chief of Training Command, IAF on 31 December 2002. In recognition of his service, he was awarded the Ati Vishist Seva Medal in 1991 and the Param Vishist Seva Medal in 2001 by the President of India.