Liberty or Death - French Patrick
Liberty or Death - French Patrick Liberty or Death is Patrick French's vivid and surprising account of the chaotic final years of colonial rule in India, acclaimed as the definitive book on this…
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Liberty or Death - French Patrick
Liberty or Death is Patrick French's vivid and surprising account of the chaotic final years of colonial rule in India, acclaimed as the definitive book on this subject.At midnight on 14 August 1947, Great Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. The result is a compelling story of deal-making, missed opportunities, hope and tragedy. The greatest mass migration in history began, as Muslims fled north and Hindus fled south, and Britain's role as an imperial power came to an end.Journeying across India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, Patrick French brings to life a cast of characters including spies, idealists, freedom fighters and politicians from Winston Churchill to Mahatma Gandhi.
vividly drawn with novel-like touches'Hanif Kureshi 'Extraordinarily able and nuanced ... 'A fine, lucid book ... a brilliant book on an