Freedom at Midnight (Audiobook)

from Joanne53

The history of the end of British rule in India and it's consequences. I read this book not long after taking a course in Indian history back in the '70's..truly amazing.

from kday_working

A kaleidoscope of eyewitness accounts of the splitting of India and Pakistan in 1947 - mesmerizing in the horrors that took place

from sterlingelanier

PRICELESS! WRITING, ORGANIZATION, CHARACTERIZATION, METHOD. all SUPERB! SEL

from Awdhesh

This is one of the best historical book that is written about India during the time of Independence in 1940s-1950s. Those of us who are born in the independent India can't appreciate our development and evolution in values unless we read this book. The most interesting chapter was that of the Kin...

from RajivC

This book is an old classic and I am surprised I had not read it until now. The book is racy and well-paced. You won't find much analysis of the historical events. However, what you get is a fast-paced but biased narration of the events of those fateful years. The authors appear to be glamour-s...