Lost Victory: The Rise & Fall of LTTE Supremo, V. Prabhakaran - Hardcover

Major General Raj Mehta

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8182744431 ISBN 13: 9788182744431

Publisher: Pentagon Press, 2010

Synopsis

The author had almost succeeded in his goal of getting a Tamil Eelam with most of his conditions agreed to by the Sri Lankan Government, with the tacit approval of the International community. On the brink of success, however, he made cardinal, irreversible blunders, linked with unbridled, overweening ambition and a total misreading of the Sri Lankan Government's resolve and capability, resulting in his inglorious death, along with most of his family members and key henchmen and supporters, and the total collapse of his movement.

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Review

"For a moment, one may mistake Lost victory as a biography of Prabhakaran. However, the book is more than that, for it takes a deep, incisive look at the over 30 year old Sri Lankan conflict, and the man who was considered one of the most effective guerilla leaders in modern warfare, the man who lived and died for a cause, in this case, his dream of creating a seperate Tamil homeland. The book is divided into five parts. The first part traces thousands of years old roots of the conflict. Details of geography, topography, climate, flora and fauna, demography, etc. of the beautiful island Serendip, later knownas ceylan till 1972 when it became Republic of Sri Lanka have been painstakingly conpiled by the author, The history of Eelam wars by minority Tamils in the focus of this part.." The Tribune

Edition details

• Publisher: Pentagon Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8182744431
• ISBN 13: 9788182744431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 431