From Fire Arrows to the Moon follows one simple idea, a tube of fire that pushes itself forward, across 1,200 years of history. It begins with Chinese alchemists who stumbled on gunpowder, then moves through Tipu Sultan's iron rockets, Britain's Congreve copies and Hitler's V-2. From there it reaches the space race, Gagarin, Apollo, and India's journey from a church in Thumba to the Moon's south pole. Two full chapters cover the missile age: ICBMs and submarine missiles, the Cuban crisis, arms treaties, Kalam's Agni and BrahMos, and the missile wars of 2024–2026. The book ends with a 2026 ranking of the world's top eight missile powers. Along the way it tells the stories of disasters and the lessons they taught, explains the science in plain words, and gives every budget in both dollars and rupees. Written in simple language for curious students and technical readers, it has more than 100 real photographs and charts.