Khadim Hussain Raja
A Stranger in My Own Country : East Pakistan, 1969-1971 Khadim Hussain Raja - Karachi Oxford University Press 2013 - xx,131 Pages 14x22 cm HB
Include Illustrations, Annexures and Index.
The 1971 East Pakistan tragedy was not just a failure of the military but also a collapse of civil society in the West Wing. The few voices raised against the military action were too feeble to make the army change its course, a course leading to military defeat and the break-up of the country. At the time, the author was General Officer Commanding 14 Division in East Pakistan. Apart from his direct narration of the events, his portrayal of the major dramatis personae, such as Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, Lieutenant General Tikka Khan and Lieutenant General A.A.K. Niazi, are insightful. A necessary text that demands scrutiny from all interested in the course of Pakistan’s history.
9780195474411
Bangladesh
Revolution (Bangladesh : 1971)
Pakistan
954.92046
A Stranger in My Own Country : East Pakistan, 1969-1971 Khadim Hussain Raja - Karachi Oxford University Press 2013 - xx,131 Pages 14x22 cm HB
Include Illustrations, Annexures and Index.
The 1971 East Pakistan tragedy was not just a failure of the military but also a collapse of civil society in the West Wing. The few voices raised against the military action were too feeble to make the army change its course, a course leading to military defeat and the break-up of the country. At the time, the author was General Officer Commanding 14 Division in East Pakistan. Apart from his direct narration of the events, his portrayal of the major dramatis personae, such as Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, Lieutenant General Tikka Khan and Lieutenant General A.A.K. Niazi, are insightful. A necessary text that demands scrutiny from all interested in the course of Pakistan’s history.
9780195474411
Bangladesh
Revolution (Bangladesh : 1971)
Pakistan
954.92046