The plight of the Army Signallers who were desperately trying to keep the vital battlefield channels of communication open despite outdated and inadequate equipment, even as the Chinese overwhelmed the Indian positions in Ladakh and NEFA, is described in vivid, gut-wrenching detail, , 1962 Sino-Indian War, ladakh, NEFA, Corps of Signals, indian army, tawang, Battle of Namka Chu, Kameng, Walong, Henderson-Brooks