Shameful flight: the last years of the British Empire in India

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In this narriative history of the final years of the British presence in India, Stanley Wolpert argues that their hasty departure from the subcontinent laid the groundwork for continuing violence between India and Pakistan. From the surrender of Singapore in 1942 to the assassination of Gandhi in 1948. Wolpert tells the story of the people, including Churchill, Mountbatten, Gandhi and Nehru - and the dramatic events that changed the course of history.;History.;1. From the fall of Singapore to the failure of Cripps's mission, February-April 1942 -- 2. From Cripps's failure to the failure of the Congress party's "Quit India" movement, April-October 1942 -- 3. From Gandhi's fast through the first year of Wavell's viceroyalty, January 1943-July 1944 -- 4. Summit failures and cabinet obstacles, August 1944-July 1945 -- 5. From the end of World War II through the cabinet mission, August 1945-June 1946 -- 6. The interim government, June-December 1946 -- 7. Lord Mountbatten's last Chukka, December 1946-June 1947 -- 8. Partitioned transfer of power, June-August 1947 -- 9. Freedom's wooden loaf, September-October 1947 -- 10. Indo-Pak war over Kashmir, October 1947-July 1948.