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Churchill's Secret War The British Empire And The Ravaging Of India During World War Ii
Churchill's Secret War The British Empire And The Ravaging Of India During World War Ii
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Description: A dogged enemy of Hitler resolute ally of the Americans and inspiring leader through World War II Winston Churchill is venerated as one of the truly great statesmen of the last century. But while he has been widely extolled for his achievements parts of Churchill's record have gone woefully unexamined. As journalist Madhusree Mukerjee reveals at the same time that Churchill brilliantly opposed the barbarism of the Nazis he governed India with a fierce resolve to crush its freedom movement and a profound contempt for native lives. A series of Churchill's decisions between 1940 and 1944 directly and inevitably led to the deaths of some three million Indians. The streets of eastern Indian cities were lined with corpses yet instead of sending emergency food shipments Churchill used the wheat and ships at his disposal to build stockpiles for feeding postwar Britain and Europe. Combining meticulous research with a vivid narrative and riveting accounts of personality and policy clashes within and without the British War Cabinet Churchill's Secret War places this oft - overlooked tragedy into the larger context of World War II India's fight for freedom and Churchill's enduring legacy. Winston Churchill may have found victory in Europe but as this ground - breaking historical investigation reveals his mismanagement - facilitated by dubious advice from scientist and eugenicist Lord Cherwell - devastated India and set the stage for the massive bloodletting that accompanied independence.
Title: Churchill's Secret War The British Empire And The Ravaging Of India During World War Ii
Author(s): Mukerjee Madhusree
Publisher: Basic Books
Barcode: 9780465024810
Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Date: 7/12/2011
Category: History
Description: A dogged enemy of Hitler resolute ally of the Americans and inspiring leader through World War II Winston Churchill is venerated as one of the truly great statesmen of the last century. But while he has been widely extolled for his achievements parts of Churchill's record have gone woefully unexamined. As journalist Madhusree Mukerjee reveals at the same time that Churchill brilliantly opposed the barbarism of the Nazis he governed India with a fierce resolve to crush its freedom movement and a profound contempt for native lives. A series of Churchill's decisions between 1940 and 1944 directly and inevitably led to the deaths of some three million Indians. The streets of eastern Indian cities were lined with corpses yet instead of sending emergency food shipments Churchill used the wheat and ships at his disposal to build stockpiles for feeding postwar Britain and Europe. Combining meticulous research with a vivid narrative and riveting accounts of personality and policy clashes within and without the British War Cabinet Churchill's Secret War places this oft - overlooked tragedy into the larger context of World War II India's fight for freedom and Churchill's enduring legacy. Winston Churchill may have found victory in Europe but as this ground - breaking historical investigation reveals his mismanagement - facilitated by dubious advice from scientist and eugenicist Lord Cherwell - devastated India and set the stage for the massive bloodletting that accompanied independence.
Title: Churchill's Secret War The British Empire And The Ravaging Of India During World War Ii
Author(s): Mukerjee Madhusree
Publisher: Basic Books
Barcode: 9780465024810
Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Date: 7/12/2011
Category: History