The Shadow of the Great Game: The Untold Story of India's PartitionA radical reassessment in British colonial history by the former ADC to the last Viceroy of British India is important, but Sarila's claim that current Islamic terrorism is partially rooted in Partition has wider implications. Historians have underestimated the role of British strategic interests: fears about the USSR's control of Middle Eastern oil wells and access to the Indian Ocean. New material on figures like Gandhi, Jinnah, Mountbatten, Churchill, Attlee, Wavell, and Nehru are offered. |
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The Shadow of the Great Game: The Untold Story of India's Partition Narendra Singh Sarila Limited preview - 2017 |
The Shadow of the Great Game: The Untold Story of India's Partition Narendra Singh Sarila No preview available - 2006 |
The Shadow of the Great Game: The Untold Story of India's Partition Narendra Singh Sarila No preview available - 2007 |
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References to this book
Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire Alex Von Tunzelmann No preview available - 2007 |
Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire Alex Von Tunzelmann No preview available - 2007 |