CONTENTS: List of Maps, Preface, PART 1-INHERITANCE OF THE SIKH SOLDIER: 1. The Sikh Soldier and his Faith, 2. The Journey Begins-The First Martyrdom, 3. The Sword is Unsheathed, 4. Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, PART 2-STEELING THE HEARTS: 5. Building the Edifice of Soldiering, 6. Birth of the Khalsa, 7. Battleground Anandgarh, 8. Resilience at Chamkaur and Muktsar, 9. Guru Gobind Singh-A Sue Generis Personality, 10. Just War (Dharam Yudh) in the Sikh Tradition, PART 3-RISE OF THE PEASANTS: 11. Advent of Banda Bahadur (1708-1716 CE), 12. The Empire Strikes Back, 13. Banda's Leadership and Military Contribution, PART 4-PERSECUTION AND FIGHTBACK (1716-1799 CE): 14. Persecution and Fightback (1716-1762 CE), 15. The Tide Turns: Defeating Abdali, 16. The Sikh Soldier and Soldiering at the end of 18th Century, PART 5-MAKING OF THE MODERN SIKH SOLDIER AND SIKH ARMY: 17. Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Strategy and Transforming the Army, 18. Major Campaigns of the Sikh Army (1800-1839 CE), 19. Modernisation of the Sikh Army (1823-1839 CE), PART SIX-ANGLO SIKH WARS: AN ANALYSIS: 20. Peasants as Worthy Warriors, 21. Appendix A-Military Geography of Punjab, 22. Appendix B-Ascetic Warriors, Bibliography, Index.