Tish Malhotra, an avid bibliophile and regular contributor to this web-magazine, felt that Independence Day was a fitting moment to revisit the legacy of Brigadier Mohammed Usman—reverently known as the Lion of Naushera—who laid down his life defending India’s borders during the 1948 conflict with Pakistan. Without waiting for us or the publisher to supply him the book for review, he promptly acquired the book and completed it in time to share this thoughtful introduction of the book with our readers.