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Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight
Author: Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre
Fifty years ago, seconds after midnight on 14-15 August 1947, the Union Jack, emblazoned with the Star of India, began its final journey down the flagstaff of Viceroy's House, New Delhi. One fifth of humanity claimed their independence from the greatest empire history has ever seen. But 400 million people were to find that the price of freedom w...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780006388517
ISBN-10: 0006388515
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: 576
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This nonfiction book is an excellent history of the independence of India and the creation of Pakistan, partly used in the film script of Ghandi. Fascinating details about Lord Mountbatten and the wealth of maharajas, and the horrific brutality which accompanied the division of territory.



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