Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India by Wolpert HC

Description: Oxford University Press, 2006, hardcover. First edition, first printing. VG hardcover in VG dust jacket. Slight signs of wear. DJ is in a protective mylar cover. From the dj: "Britain's precipitous and ill-planned disengagement from India in 1947--condemned as a 'shameful flight' by Winston Churchill--had a truly catastrophic effect on South Asia, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead in its wake and creating a legacy of chaos, hatred, and war that has lasted over half a century. . .Stanley Wolpert, a leading authority on Indian history, paints memorable portraits of all the key participants, including Gandhi, Churchill, Attlee, Nehru, and Jinnah, with special focus on British viceroy Lord Louis Montbatten." Illustrated with b&w photographic plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 238 pp.

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Publication Year: 2006

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Book Title: Shameful Flight

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Author: Stanley Wolpert

Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Genre: History

Topic: Asia / India & South Asia

Edition: First Edition