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Midnight's Furies
- The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition
- De: Nisid Hajari
- Narrado por: Sunil Malhotra
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 250
Nobody expected the liberation of India and birth of Pakistan to be so bloody - it was supposed to be an answer to the dreams of Muslims and Hindus who had been ruled by the British for centuries. Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi's protégé and the political leader of India, believed that Indians were an inherently nonviolent, peaceful people. Pakistan's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was a secular lawyer, not a firebrand.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazingly detailed account of this tragedy i gigan
- De BG en 10-09-15
- Midnight's Furies
- The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition
- De: Nisid Hajari
- Narrado por: Sunil Malhotra
Heavily biased, but insight into Pakistani biases
Revisado: 04-13-18
What made the experience of listening to Midnight's Furies the most enjoyable?
Overall this book is interesting to learn about Pakistani delusions and biases, but it is clear from the beginning to anyone with a knowledge of South Asian history that the author is heavily biased towards Pakistan. The familiar narrative of Pakistan being the victim of all of its problems coming from machinations of outside powers, not its own deceit and shortcomings readily present.
The book does make an attempt to seem unbiased, but presents information favoring only one side. One would expect better from a prominent author who is also a Bloomberg editor, but because of all of this it does give good insight into the deluded teaching and thinking of Pakistan.
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1962: The War That Wasn't
- The Definitive Account of the Clash Between India and China
- De: Shiv Kunal Verma
- Narrado por: Manish Dongardive
- Duración: 19 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 22
On 20 October 1962, high in the Himalayas, on the banks of the fast-flowing Nam Ka Chu, over 400 Indian soldiers were massacred, and the valley was overrun by soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army. Over the course of the next month, nearly 4,000 soldiers were killed on both sides, and the Indian army experienced its worst defeat ever. The conflict (war was never formally declared) ended because China announced a unilateral ceasefire on 21 November and halted its hitherto unhindered advance across NEFA and Ladakh.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent account of the war
- De HMP en 04-13-18
- 1962: The War That Wasn't
- The Definitive Account of the Clash Between India and China
- De: Shiv Kunal Verma
- Narrado por: Manish Dongardive
Excellent account of the war
Revisado: 04-13-18
If you could sum up 1962: The War That Wasn't in three words, what would they be?
This book does an excellent job describing both the political and military aspects of the India-China war of 1962. It describes the weakening of the Indian Army due to political pressures between 1947 and 1962 as well as the political interference with army command in the 1962 war. It also goes into great detail of the military situation and decision making during the war. Overall an excellent account of the war with sufficient detail for those who are interested in Indian history.
What did you like best about this story?
Detailed accounts of the political and military situation
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