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Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire
Indian Summer The Secret History of the End of an Empire
Author: Alex Von Tunzelmann
An extraordinary story of romance, history, and divided loyalties—set against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic events of the twentieth century The stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, liberated 400 million people from the British Empire. With the loss of India, its greatest colony, Britain ceased to be a superpower,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805080735
ISBN-10: 0805080732
Publication Date: 8/7/2007
Pages: 416
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Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Interesting when she writes about the history of India, but it's mostly a biography of Nehru, Gandhi, Jinnah and the Mountbattens (the author tends to refer to them by their first names), he seems fascinated by the relationship between Nehru and Mountbatten's wife.


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