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For three decades, the Sri Lanka Army battled against the most ruthless terrorist organization known to man in modern times, the “Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam” (LTTE). Even though the culture of “suicide missions” and “human bombs” has become the hallmark of terrorism around the world today, it was Velupillai Prabhakaran who first masterminded and used this most ruthless tactic in targeting both civilian and Government Forces. Commencing as a small terrorist outfit, Prabhakaran transformed the LTTE into an extremely powerful and conventional military entity, replete with a Land Force, Sea Tiger Wing (Naval) and an Air Tiger Wing (Air Force). The members of LTTE were brainwashed and indoctrinated to follow its leadership unquestioningly. They ardently believed their leader and were dedicated to their cause. Thousands of LTTE cadres were highly trained, skilled, experienced and ready to fight unto death. The 30-year long reign of terror finally ended victoriously in May 2009, when Sri Lanka Army defeated them militarily. On 19th May 2009, the valiant soldiers of 53 Division led by Major General Kamal Gunaratne, killed the Leader of the LTTE, Velupillai Prabhakaran and many of his senior leadership, on the battlefield at Nandikadal Lagoon. This marked the end of terrorism in Sri Lanka and brought with it, a great sense of relief to each and every peace loving citizen of this island nation. The author, Major General Kamal Gunaratne was a soldier and an infantryman who led the war from the forefront and was actively engaged in battles from its inception to the very end. Based on first hand experiences and insights gained through the multitude of roles and responsibilities held over the years from tactical to strategic level, the author shares his journey from Thirunaveli in 1983 to Nandikadal in 2009. It is the true story of defeating terrorism and brining eternal peace to Sri Lanka.
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July 20, 2019
When I was staying with a friend during a weekend, I read the important parts of the book, but my interest was not kindled enough to purchase the book when I came across it a few times in bookstores. The reasons were: 1. One it only provided only one side of the story, which in itself is not a crime as the author was one of the participants, and did not have the benefit of the view from the other side. What surprised me the disdain the author displayed for the other side. I could not help think, at that time, perhaps the Sri Lankan armed forces held the enemy in little regard, which perhaps is the reason that they took nearly 30 years to defeat an enemy in a landlocked island? 2. The book in English would have read better if he had written it in his native tongue and employed a talented writer to translate it. It read as if it was written by a middle school kid.
I am looking for an unbiased account of this conflict, but they are hard to come by. The accounts that are unbiased are not sufficiently detailed.
I am looking for an unbiased account of this conflict, but they are hard to come by. The accounts that are unbiased are not sufficiently detailed.
May 22, 2020
I was merely 12 years old when the three decades long war against terrorism in Sri Lanka came to an end in 2009. I still remember how my family and neighbours enjoyed the good news on that day.
This book is very descriptive and hence very long. The author himself was a high ranking officer in the army and participated actively throughout the war. Although there are some repetitive information all over the book, the overall outcome is pretty much good. Some may find it boring because of its length which amounts to a great deal of reading time. But I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested about the insights of the war against LTTE in Sri Lanka
This book is very descriptive and hence very long. The author himself was a high ranking officer in the army and participated actively throughout the war. Although there are some repetitive information all over the book, the overall outcome is pretty much good. Some may find it boring because of its length which amounts to a great deal of reading time. But I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested about the insights of the war against LTTE in Sri Lanka
March 23, 2023
The road to victory of a nation - Road to Nandikadal : True story of defeating tamil tigers by Major General Kamal Gunaratne
Major General Kamal Gunaratne's very detailed and very descriptive war documentation is a hard read due to its length and war terminology.
But since Sri Lanka has been suffering from a 30-year-old war this is a must for every book worm and others alike.
This book which costs around Rs. 2000 have 741 pages. This book spans around 50 chapters.
Through this descriptive book, the reader can learn about the Sri Lankan army, war theories, war strategies, the political history of Sri Lanka, the 'Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam' (LTTE), and even about the cultural background of the Jaffna Peninsula and other eastern and northern provinces of Sri Lanka.
The book is dedicated to the writer's parents, wife, daughter, and to the people who served and are serving in the defense forces.
In the author's note, the writer gives thanks to the tri-forces of the defense services rendered to the nation and also discusses his struggles in publishing the book. He thanks everyone who helped him during the publication endeavor.
The foreward is written by Professor Rohan Gunaratne who is an expert in defense and security describes the value of this book.
He suggests that this book should be read by politicians and bureaucrats as a guide to understanding the psyche of Sri Lanka's defense services and also the military strategies of the Sri Lankan forces.
During the initial chapters, the writer discusses the sacrifices the Sri Lankan defense forces made to achieve this goal of national victory, the history, and the background of Prabhakaran.
In the chapter "A noble profession" the writer describes the honor of being a defense service provider of Sri Lanka and how he was inspired to be a soldier.
And in the next chapters, the writer describes the political background of the country and how the war started in Sri Lanka in a very descriptive manner.
The book is a biographical presentation of Sri Lanka's 30-year-old war with names of heroes and enemies of the nation.
The book explores insights about the suicide cadre of LTTE and their cyanide culture, the end of the Jaffna train route (Yaal Devi), attacks on Buddhist religious locations, Wadamarachchi operation, Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord, Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), and the battle of Jaffna fort.
In the middle chapters, the book reveals Mankulam betrayal and the Silawathura camp battle.
The chapter related to the 'Elephant pass' battle is a powerful chapter that reveals the national hero Corporal Gamini Kularatna also known as (AKA) "Hasalaka Gamini". And also some details about the amphibious operation to save the Elephant Pass camp which was called 'Balawegaya' are also discussed in this book.
"Rotten rations" chapter explains the two worlds of administrative functions related to the civil war and the world related to the battlefront in the north and east. A controversial court case related to a fraudulent tender process in importing rotten rations from an unqualified supplier was discussed where the author of the book also had to interfere in this matter is a very revealing chapter about the harsh realities of Sri Lanka.
The assassination of Denzel Kobbekaduwa and Vijaya Wimalaratna have discussed in the "day the nation wept" chapter in a descriptive manner.
Famous assassinations of leading political leaders in Sri Lanka by the LTTE are revealed in the chapter "Demise of Leaders".
The chapters "Pooneryn", "Missile Attacks", "Riviresa", and "Mullaitivu" descriptively analyzes the greatest battles that took place in the nineties of Sri Lanka in North and Eastern provinces.
Chapter 30 is "Jayasikuru" and Chapter 31 is "Shameful retreat" which discusses the losing battles of the Sri Lankan tri forces during the end of the nineties of the twentieth century.
With the new millennium dawning, the twenty-first century marks the beginning of the most controversial peace negotiations in Sri Lanka by the then government United National Front (UNF).
These aspects are discussed in Chapter 32 - A final chance for peace.
The unforgettable struggles the government and the tri-forces had to face are discussed in "chapter 33 - Insults and humiliation" and "chapter 34 - The departure of Karuna". Many assassinations conducted by the LTTE are elaborated in the chapters.
"Chapter 35 - Leadership" discusses the new president of that time Mahinda Rajapakse (2005) and his role in the coming Eelam war 4.
"Chapter 36 - Training for the final battle" is a study and an exploration of training related to war and the Sri Lankan army in the coming Ealam War 4.
"Chapter 37 - The rebirth of the army commander" is a revelation about the assassination attempt on General Sarath Fonseka.
"Chapter 38 - The bitter truth" reflects the sad reality of the struggles soldiers had to face from society during the 30-year-old war.
"Chapter 39 - Back to the battlefront" is the story of the beginning of the fourth Ealam war. The closing of the sluicegates of Mavil Aru is discussed in this chapter. And also the initiation of the battle of Muhumalai is also analyzed in this chapter.
"Chapter 40 - The decisive battle of Muhumalai" is the chapter where the Army commander provides leadership of 55 division commander position to the author due to the uncontrollable nature of the war. This battle was decisive and showed the success of the Sri Lankan Army which lead to the protection of Sri Lanka as a nation against Ealam.
"Chapter 41 - The Burial Ground" is a chapter that elaborates on the defeat of Muhumalai battle in the Ealam war 4.
"Chapter 42 - The battlefronts" is a strategic reflection of the three battlefronts that were existent during the final Eelam war which are Northern, Eastern, and Wanni battlefront.
"Chapter 43 - Greatest among the great" discusses the establishment of new divisions, brigades, battalions, and even task forces into fighting the 4th Ealam.
"Chapter 44 - Liberation of the east" discusses the battle to win over the east of Sri Lanka and also the air tiger attacks during the years of 2006 and 2007.
"Chapter 45 - Deadly Muhumalai" is the chapter that discusses the recapturing of elephant pass after a fierce battle.
"Chapter 46 - Retreat and advance" is the most fierce battle that occurred after the capture of the elephant pass to Pudukuduirippu.
"Chapter 47 - The fall of Pudukuduirippu" is the chapter that reveals the final battle at Pudukuduirippu.
"Chapter 48 - The No-Fire Zone" is the final moments of the 4th Ealam war and the rescue of hostages from the No-Fire Zone close to Pudukuduirippu.
"Chapter 49 - Finale of the Sea tigers" is the chapter that discusses the final moments of the Sea Tigers in the fourth Ealam war.
The final chapter of the book reveals the discovery of the dead body of Prabhakaran in the Nandikadal lagoon.
Though this book is a long and tiresome reading experience it is a must for every Sri Lankan to explore the struggles and sacrifices made by the soldiers of Tri-forces to achieve this national victory.
I read this book from 2019 January to 2020 December which was a very long read.
This book reflects the all-round knowledge the writer possessed about the war, his profession, and politics. His ability to structure all these facts in a readable manner is a historic achievement in non-fiction literature. His (Major General Kamal Gunaratne [KG]) memory is eidetic or photographic and this is memorabilia of the national victory.
The book though feels like a puff piece by the author himself but with a country filled with failure, this national victory is unattainable without such sacrifice and personality.
Written in both Sinhalese and English this is a great achievement in publishing history lead by 'Vijitha Yapa Bookshops' considering what is reflected and how it's reflected.
This story is written in a linear format that has a narrative writing style that reminds the reader of great auto-biographical books.
This book is a guiding light to the labyrinth of the Sri Lankan civil war that was gone for 30 years and a revealing to every Sri Lankan reader to understand what actually happened in the war.
The most highlighted negativity in the book is the writer's partiality to his political ideology where he emphasizes it highly through long descriptive incidents and actual characters or people.
The self-appraisal and by judging himself as a patriot by exposing some of his innermost human feelings and thoughts he had during the thirty-year-old civil war, he has created a bloated character which actually degrades his status as a real soldier.
Major General Kamal Gunaratne's very detailed and very descriptive war documentation is a hard read due to its length and war terminology.
But since Sri Lanka has been suffering from a 30-year-old war this is a must for every book worm and others alike.
This book which costs around Rs. 2000 have 741 pages. This book spans around 50 chapters.
Through this descriptive book, the reader can learn about the Sri Lankan army, war theories, war strategies, the political history of Sri Lanka, the 'Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam' (LTTE), and even about the cultural background of the Jaffna Peninsula and other eastern and northern provinces of Sri Lanka.
The book is dedicated to the writer's parents, wife, daughter, and to the people who served and are serving in the defense forces.
In the author's note, the writer gives thanks to the tri-forces of the defense services rendered to the nation and also discusses his struggles in publishing the book. He thanks everyone who helped him during the publication endeavor.
The foreward is written by Professor Rohan Gunaratne who is an expert in defense and security describes the value of this book.
He suggests that this book should be read by politicians and bureaucrats as a guide to understanding the psyche of Sri Lanka's defense services and also the military strategies of the Sri Lankan forces.
During the initial chapters, the writer discusses the sacrifices the Sri Lankan defense forces made to achieve this goal of national victory, the history, and the background of Prabhakaran.
In the chapter "A noble profession" the writer describes the honor of being a defense service provider of Sri Lanka and how he was inspired to be a soldier.
And in the next chapters, the writer describes the political background of the country and how the war started in Sri Lanka in a very descriptive manner.
The book is a biographical presentation of Sri Lanka's 30-year-old war with names of heroes and enemies of the nation.
The book explores insights about the suicide cadre of LTTE and their cyanide culture, the end of the Jaffna train route (Yaal Devi), attacks on Buddhist religious locations, Wadamarachchi operation, Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord, Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), and the battle of Jaffna fort.
In the middle chapters, the book reveals Mankulam betrayal and the Silawathura camp battle.
The chapter related to the 'Elephant pass' battle is a powerful chapter that reveals the national hero Corporal Gamini Kularatna also known as (AKA) "Hasalaka Gamini". And also some details about the amphibious operation to save the Elephant Pass camp which was called 'Balawegaya' are also discussed in this book.
"Rotten rations" chapter explains the two worlds of administrative functions related to the civil war and the world related to the battlefront in the north and east. A controversial court case related to a fraudulent tender process in importing rotten rations from an unqualified supplier was discussed where the author of the book also had to interfere in this matter is a very revealing chapter about the harsh realities of Sri Lanka.
The assassination of Denzel Kobbekaduwa and Vijaya Wimalaratna have discussed in the "day the nation wept" chapter in a descriptive manner.
Famous assassinations of leading political leaders in Sri Lanka by the LTTE are revealed in the chapter "Demise of Leaders".
The chapters "Pooneryn", "Missile Attacks", "Riviresa", and "Mullaitivu" descriptively analyzes the greatest battles that took place in the nineties of Sri Lanka in North and Eastern provinces.
Chapter 30 is "Jayasikuru" and Chapter 31 is "Shameful retreat" which discusses the losing battles of the Sri Lankan tri forces during the end of the nineties of the twentieth century.
With the new millennium dawning, the twenty-first century marks the beginning of the most controversial peace negotiations in Sri Lanka by the then government United National Front (UNF).
These aspects are discussed in Chapter 32 - A final chance for peace.
The unforgettable struggles the government and the tri-forces had to face are discussed in "chapter 33 - Insults and humiliation" and "chapter 34 - The departure of Karuna". Many assassinations conducted by the LTTE are elaborated in the chapters.
"Chapter 35 - Leadership" discusses the new president of that time Mahinda Rajapakse (2005) and his role in the coming Eelam war 4.
"Chapter 36 - Training for the final battle" is a study and an exploration of training related to war and the Sri Lankan army in the coming Ealam War 4.
"Chapter 37 - The rebirth of the army commander" is a revelation about the assassination attempt on General Sarath Fonseka.
"Chapter 38 - The bitter truth" reflects the sad reality of the struggles soldiers had to face from society during the 30-year-old war.
"Chapter 39 - Back to the battlefront" is the story of the beginning of the fourth Ealam war. The closing of the sluicegates of Mavil Aru is discussed in this chapter. And also the initiation of the battle of Muhumalai is also analyzed in this chapter.
"Chapter 40 - The decisive battle of Muhumalai" is the chapter where the Army commander provides leadership of 55 division commander position to the author due to the uncontrollable nature of the war. This battle was decisive and showed the success of the Sri Lankan Army which lead to the protection of Sri Lanka as a nation against Ealam.
"Chapter 41 - The Burial Ground" is a chapter that elaborates on the defeat of Muhumalai battle in the Ealam war 4.
"Chapter 42 - The battlefronts" is a strategic reflection of the three battlefronts that were existent during the final Eelam war which are Northern, Eastern, and Wanni battlefront.
"Chapter 43 - Greatest among the great" discusses the establishment of new divisions, brigades, battalions, and even task forces into fighting the 4th Ealam.
"Chapter 44 - Liberation of the east" discusses the battle to win over the east of Sri Lanka and also the air tiger attacks during the years of 2006 and 2007.
"Chapter 45 - Deadly Muhumalai" is the chapter that discusses the recapturing of elephant pass after a fierce battle.
"Chapter 46 - Retreat and advance" is the most fierce battle that occurred after the capture of the elephant pass to Pudukuduirippu.
"Chapter 47 - The fall of Pudukuduirippu" is the chapter that reveals the final battle at Pudukuduirippu.
"Chapter 48 - The No-Fire Zone" is the final moments of the 4th Ealam war and the rescue of hostages from the No-Fire Zone close to Pudukuduirippu.
"Chapter 49 - Finale of the Sea tigers" is the chapter that discusses the final moments of the Sea Tigers in the fourth Ealam war.
The final chapter of the book reveals the discovery of the dead body of Prabhakaran in the Nandikadal lagoon.
Though this book is a long and tiresome reading experience it is a must for every Sri Lankan to explore the struggles and sacrifices made by the soldiers of Tri-forces to achieve this national victory.
I read this book from 2019 January to 2020 December which was a very long read.
This book reflects the all-round knowledge the writer possessed about the war, his profession, and politics. His ability to structure all these facts in a readable manner is a historic achievement in non-fiction literature. His (Major General Kamal Gunaratne [KG]) memory is eidetic or photographic and this is memorabilia of the national victory.
The book though feels like a puff piece by the author himself but with a country filled with failure, this national victory is unattainable without such sacrifice and personality.
Written in both Sinhalese and English this is a great achievement in publishing history lead by 'Vijitha Yapa Bookshops' considering what is reflected and how it's reflected.
This story is written in a linear format that has a narrative writing style that reminds the reader of great auto-biographical books.
This book is a guiding light to the labyrinth of the Sri Lankan civil war that was gone for 30 years and a revealing to every Sri Lankan reader to understand what actually happened in the war.
The most highlighted negativity in the book is the writer's partiality to his political ideology where he emphasizes it highly through long descriptive incidents and actual characters or people.
The self-appraisal and by judging himself as a patriot by exposing some of his innermost human feelings and thoughts he had during the thirty-year-old civil war, he has created a bloated character which actually degrades his status as a real soldier.
November 21, 2016
This book contains of the true story of how the last days of Sri Lanka's civil war ended. Despite many powerful people around the world are trying to hide the truth of this, the author has beautifully weaved the cruel reality which was created by the LTTE Tamil Tiger terrorists. If someone says that Sri Lanka killed the innocent Tamil people in large during the war, they can read this book and search in the YouTube for the video footage during the last few months and realize how the civilians were saved and treated by all three forces sacrificing their own meals, supplies and much much more while risking their own lives. However, this book is a must-read one and bears a real importance for whoever wants to know the unspoken history of Northern and Eastern provinces during the last few days.
September 17, 2022
This book is the true story of defeating Eelam.. So many times I cried, thinking about the sacrifices our army members did in order to save our motherland from the LTTE....
I cannot help wondering why the International community consider LTTE as innocent people who struggled to get freedom from Sinhalese... It is true that Prabhakaran brainwashed & forced innocent Tamil children & teenagers against Army... And I must highlight that Prabhakaran is not a survivor of Tamil people..Instead he used innocent Tamil people as a shield to hide from SL army. But our army rescued hundred thousands of those people specially during the final battle days... I cannot understand why those Human Rights Commission people think that SL Army violated human rights... It is a shame to see that Human Rights Commission too stands with these LTTE terrorists who killed thousands and thousands of innocent civil people, our own military brothers and sons ,who forced innocent Tamil people to be terrorists and finally who used them as "human shields"...
International community must remember that we sinhalese do not consider Tamil people as terrorists...They are too children of Mother Lanka and we all are siblings...But Prabhakran destroyed lives of both Tamil and Sinhala people, So we hate him as hell..
I think I must say something about our Army. They are not cruel aliens who came from another universe... They are military but also they are our sons, brothers, friends. They are the ones who support us to survive not only from war but also from natural disasters and pandemics.. They are a great support for us...And remember that our Armed forces consists not only Sinhalese but also Tamils and Muslims as they all are children of our nation and motherland.
In this book, Major General Kamal Gunaratne clearly portrays how our Army sacrificed, how they carried missions against Eelam terrorists, how they faced challenges and how their family members sacrificed... I think we still do not honor them enough.. Author also implies the mistakes our Army made during early missions and how they reduced them in the final battle...In the final chapter he describes how joyful the moment they finished the war by killing f*cking Prabhakaran and bringing peace to the entire nation. Thanks to them now Sri Lanka is free and we live freely in our motherland...
I really felt this book that describes true feelings and emotions of a Sri Lankan Army member who experienced the brutality of the war first hand, as my own father too an officer of SL Navy. I was only 3 yrs old and my mom was going to have my younger sister when the war ended but my family members describe me how they feared and prayed everyday for my father and all other son's of the nation who were facing LTTE at the war.
I hope one day the international community will understand how our forces save humanity by defeating LTTE and LTTE is not really representing Sri Lankan tamils... I hope one day they understand Tamils and Sinhalese are not really enemies and that we consider all of us as children of the nation...
All Armed forces members who sacrificed their lives to the motherland fighting bravely may attend nibbana... And all civil people who died because of the LTTE attacks may attend nibbana... And dear Armed forces and their parents, we, the entire country owe you all...Thank you all for fighting bravely and sacrificing your children for the country... May Lord Buddha, all gods and nature bless you...Love you all soo much....
I cannot help wondering why the International community consider LTTE as innocent people who struggled to get freedom from Sinhalese... It is true that Prabhakaran brainwashed & forced innocent Tamil children & teenagers against Army... And I must highlight that Prabhakaran is not a survivor of Tamil people..Instead he used innocent Tamil people as a shield to hide from SL army. But our army rescued hundred thousands of those people specially during the final battle days... I cannot understand why those Human Rights Commission people think that SL Army violated human rights... It is a shame to see that Human Rights Commission too stands with these LTTE terrorists who killed thousands and thousands of innocent civil people, our own military brothers and sons ,who forced innocent Tamil people to be terrorists and finally who used them as "human shields"...
International community must remember that we sinhalese do not consider Tamil people as terrorists...They are too children of Mother Lanka and we all are siblings...But Prabhakran destroyed lives of both Tamil and Sinhala people, So we hate him as hell..
I think I must say something about our Army. They are not cruel aliens who came from another universe... They are military but also they are our sons, brothers, friends. They are the ones who support us to survive not only from war but also from natural disasters and pandemics.. They are a great support for us...And remember that our Armed forces consists not only Sinhalese but also Tamils and Muslims as they all are children of our nation and motherland.
In this book, Major General Kamal Gunaratne clearly portrays how our Army sacrificed, how they carried missions against Eelam terrorists, how they faced challenges and how their family members sacrificed... I think we still do not honor them enough.. Author also implies the mistakes our Army made during early missions and how they reduced them in the final battle...In the final chapter he describes how joyful the moment they finished the war by killing f*cking Prabhakaran and bringing peace to the entire nation. Thanks to them now Sri Lanka is free and we live freely in our motherland...
I really felt this book that describes true feelings and emotions of a Sri Lankan Army member who experienced the brutality of the war first hand, as my own father too an officer of SL Navy. I was only 3 yrs old and my mom was going to have my younger sister when the war ended but my family members describe me how they feared and prayed everyday for my father and all other son's of the nation who were facing LTTE at the war.
I hope one day the international community will understand how our forces save humanity by defeating LTTE and LTTE is not really representing Sri Lankan tamils... I hope one day they understand Tamils and Sinhalese are not really enemies and that we consider all of us as children of the nation...
All Armed forces members who sacrificed their lives to the motherland fighting bravely may attend nibbana... And all civil people who died because of the LTTE attacks may attend nibbana... And dear Armed forces and their parents, we, the entire country owe you all...Thank you all for fighting bravely and sacrificing your children for the country... May Lord Buddha, all gods and nature bless you...Love you all soo much....
July 23, 2017
A book I wanted to add to my collection badly. A must read for those who want to learn about the SL war.
There were few chapters about certain missions where I could picture the scenario from the way the author had put it into words. However there were also few which I was waiting to finish as I was having a hard time keeping up with the story. Even though few of these chapters might bore you they all contain important information and details which we shouldn't miss.
There were few chapters about certain missions where I could picture the scenario from the way the author had put it into words. However there were also few which I was waiting to finish as I was having a hard time keeping up with the story. Even though few of these chapters might bore you they all contain important information and details which we shouldn't miss.
September 16, 2017
This is an amazing book written by a legendary hero called "Kamal Gunerathne". I strongly recommend people to read interesting books like this.
July 3, 2019
Untold Story. Well written. I could not able to wait until I finished the book.
December 19, 2019
A front row seat to what was going on during the whole 30 odd years of war. A look into chaos and disorganisation, corruption from the government.
April 10, 2020
රණවිරුවො ගැන හිතට ලොකු ආඩම්බරයක් දැනෙන කතාවක්
July 14, 2020
Provide a glimpse to the thinking behind ending terrorism in Sri Lanka. Unnecessarily lengthy and repetition is observed.
December 25, 2024
It is really good
September 19, 2017
First of all I would like to salute the Author and all the brave men who made sacrifices in the battlefield throughout this bloody conflict.
I personally think there is more work ( editing ) required for the English translation (not sure about the Sinhala version ). Some chapters/sentences are repetitive and the use of the language is not the best. At least a few maps of where the battles took place would have been greate. This book does not contain any maps!
Still looking for a good quality, unbiased book on this subject.
I personally think there is more work ( editing ) required for the English translation (not sure about the Sinhala version ). Some chapters/sentences are repetitive and the use of the language is not the best. At least a few maps of where the battles took place would have been greate. This book does not contain any maps!
Still looking for a good quality, unbiased book on this subject.
December 2, 2016
This is a explanation of everything on 30 year long war against the LTTE terrorists and how Sri Lankan army manage to loose at times and how they finally won it. It is the point of view of MG Kamal Gunarathne and everybody can understand that how dedicated and ambitious he is. Great reading . Point of view of an Army Officer is the best way to understand what they have done, how they felt about things that we merely understand. Every Sri Lankan must read this and for those who likes to know about Sri Lanka's war on terrorism, this is the best.
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January 9, 2017one of the books i wanted to read most and it was a good read!
April 12, 2017
ඇස කඳුලු පිසලූ තැන් බොහෝමය .. සුසුම් හෙලූ තැන් එමටය .. යුද්ධය හැදින්නේමි .. එය කියවූ වෙමි.
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