Indian Summer : The Secret History of the End

At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the British Empire withdrew from India, inviting in all the exhilaration and turmoil of a newly free society. In this vivid, atmospheric popular history, Alex von Tunzelmann chronicles these times through the most prominent figures: Dickie Mountbatten, Britain's dashing, inept last viceroy; Dickie's savvy, glamorous wife, Edwina, who found the love of her life in Jawaharlal Nehru, India's new prime minister; Muslim leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Mohandas Gandhi. Tunzelman's thrilling chronicle "removes the veil from the colorful personalities and events behind Inida's independence and partition with Pakistan" (The Washington Post).

Alex von Tunzelmann was educated at Oxford and lives in London. Indian Summer is her first book.

A Tryst with Destiny	p. 3
Empire
In Their Gratitude Our Best Reward	p. 13
Mohan and Jawahar	p. 24
Civis Britannicus Sum	p. 43
Dreaming of the East	p. 57
Private Lives	p. 74
We Want No Caesars	p. 87
Power without Responsibility	p. 110
A New Theater	p. 127
Now or Never	p. 142
The End
Operation Madhouse	p. 167
A Barrel of Gunpowder	p. 187
Lightning Speed Is Much Too Slow	p. 203
A Full Basket of Apples	p. 219
A Rainbow in the Sky	p. 234
The Beginning
Paradise on Earth	p. 255
The Battle for Delhi	p. 273
Kashmir	p. 292
Maybe Not Today, Maybe Not Tomorrow	p. 314
Afterward
A Kiss Good-bye	p. 343
Echoes	p. 363
A Note on Names	p. 381
Glossary	p. 383
Notes	p. 387
Bibliography	p. 445
Acknowledgments	p. 455
Index	p. 457
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Indian Summer : The Secret History of the End of an Empire

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