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Synopsis
On 15th August 1947, India set herself free from 200 years of British rule. In the two years before independence 200,000 Indians lost their lives while the British civil servants, soldiers, businessmen, memsahibs, missionaries and planters, many of whose families had lived in India for a 100 years, prepared to leave for an England they had never known or to cope with the new post-empire India.
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Explores, through the voices and memories of both the British and Indians, the drama and tensions of the years leading up to, and following, Independance. The text combines historical narrative with these interviews and presents an insight into a significant period in British history.
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Military historian Trevor Royle is well-known for his books on war and imperialism, and was defence and foreign affairs specialist of SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY.
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- PublisherMichael Joseph
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0718129040
- ISBN 13 9780718129040
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages304
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