The Shadow of the Great Game by Raja Narendra Singh Sarila
The untold story of Indias Partition. The partition of India in 1947 was the only way to contain intractable religious differences as the subcontinent moved towards independence - or so the story goes. But this dramatic new history reveals previously overlooked links between British strategic interests - in the oil wells of the Middle East and maintaining access to its Indian Ocean territories - and partition. Narendra Singh Sarela reveals here how hte Great Gane against the Soviet Union cast a long shadow. The top-secret documentary evidence unearthed by the author sheds new light on several prominent figures, including Gandhi, Jinnah, Mountbatten, Churchill, Attlee, Wavell and Nerhu. This radical reassessment of one of the key events in British colonial history is important in itself, but its claim that many of the roots of Islamic terrorism sweeping the world today lie in the partition of India has much wider implications.
"* 'An impressive range of documentary sources illuminates a controversial era with skill and convictionHistorians and general readers alike will learn much from the sweep and drama of the narrative.' Sir Martin Gilbert * A meticulously researched, highly readable, fascinating version of the last days of the Raj' Mark Tully * [Sarila's] penetrating intelligence...shines a light on the diplomatic world of hints, pressures and concealed motives on the route to partition' Sunday Telegraph * 'a valuable, highly readable, indeed fascinating study' TILS"
Narendra Singh Sarila was heir to the princely state of Sarila in central India. An ADC to Lord Mountbatten, he served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1948 to 1985. He served as India's ambassador to Spain, Brazil, Libya, Switzerland and France. He has written for various publications, including the International Herald Tribune and the Times of India.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845295882 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845295889 |
| Title | The Shadow of the Great Game |
| Author | Raja Narendra Singh Sarila |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2007-07-26 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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