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The Blood Telegram

Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide

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The Blood Telegram

By: Gary J. Bass
Narrated by: Dennis Heath
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Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction
Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations' Arthur Ross Book Award
Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize for Best Foreign Affairs Book
Winner of the Asia Society's Bernard Schwartz Book Award
Winner of the Cundill Prize for Historical Literature
Winner of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations' Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize
Winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award

One of the Best Books of the Year at • The Economist • Financial Times • The New Republic • The Washington Post • Kirkus Reviews •

A New York Times Notable Book

This magnificent history provides the first full account of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger’s secret support for Pakistan in 1971 as it committed shocking atrocities in Bangladesh—which led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left major strategic consequences for the world today.

Drawing on previously unheard White House tapes, recently declassified documents, and his own extensive investigative reporting, Gary Bass uncovers an astonishing unknown story of superpower brinkmanship, war, scandal, and conscience. Revelatory and authoritative, The Blood Telegram is a thrilling chronicle of a pivotal chapter in American foreign policy.

©2013 Gary J. Bass (P)2024 G&D Media
Asia Diplomacy Freedom & Security Human Rights India International Relations Politics & Government South Asia War Richard Nixon Imperialism Middle east Nepal Iran China
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As a Bengali really liked the content as it helps me understand what happened to in context and why it happened.Although I would have preferred if the foreign policy context of the situation especially the Yahya Telegram and the opening to China with zhou enlai and Mao Zedong situation which was the broader geopolitical context was explored much more thoroughly

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