Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh by Stanley Wolpert

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This is a novel based on a chilling footnote to the history of the British Empire in India, namely the tragedy of Jallianwala where several hundred unarmed men, women and children were slaughtered by Gurkhas under the command of Brigadier-General Dyer.

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Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh by Stanley Wolpert

This is a novel based on a chilling footnote to the history of the British Empire in India, namely the tragedy of Jallianwala where several hundred unarmed men, women and children were slaughtered by Gurkhas under the command of Brigadier-General Dyer.

About the Author:
Stanley Wolpert, Distinguished Professor of Indian History at the University of California, Los Angeles, first met Nehru in 1957-1958 when he lived in India for a year as a Ford Foundation Fellow working on his Ph.D. dissertation, published as the comparative biography, Tilak and Gokhale. Wolpert's
more recent biographies include Jinnah of Pakistan and Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan. His A New History of India will appear this year in its fifth edition.
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ISBN 13 9780140116632
ISBN 10 014011663X
Title Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
Author Stanley Wolpert
Series India S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1990-03-29
Number of pages 328
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.