Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins
This is the story of the eclipse of the British Raj and the birth of an independent India and Pakistan. The fabled India of the maharajas, with their palaces and harems, their gold-caparisoned elephants and their glittering private armies--the India of Kipling's legendary army, with its young British officers commanding troops of a dozen races, religions, and castes--the India of tiger hunts and pigsticking, of sadhus and holy men--the India that was the heart and soul of an empire--underwent a violent transformation into the new India of Gandhi and Nehru, precursor of the Third World. At the center of this drama are Nehru, Jinnah, Mountbatten and, of course, Gandhi, the gentle prophet of revolution, who stirred the masses of the most populous area on earth without raising his voice.Since 1990, Larry Collins has served as the captain of the central USAR Company of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He has participated in numerous rescue operations across the world, including the collapse of the Pentagon after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the Alfred P. Murrah Bridge. The bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, as well as numerous natural calamities such as the earthquake in Northridge, California. Collins has received numerous valor awards for his outstanding service.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780002160551 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002160552 |
| Title | Freedom at Midnight |
| Author | Larry Collins |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ingram |
| Year published | 1975-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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