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The last viceroy had enormous charm, style and a capacity for hard work, and was wholly committed to success. Did that make him a great man?’
Lord Mountbatten was appointed to oversee the transition of British India to Independence, which was to happen no later than 30 June 1948. With unbridled ambition and the desire to have the British leave India smoothly, his appointment and his decisions bring up many questions.
Read on to know more about what led to Mountbatten becoming India’s last Viceroy, and his intentions as he worked towards securing a safe exit for the British from India.
Imprint: Penguin
Published: Aug/2017
Length : 10 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
Imprint: Penguin Audio
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Imprint: Penguin
Published: Aug/2017
ISBN: 9789386815590
Length : 10 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
The last viceroy had enormous charm, style and a capacity for hard work, and was wholly committed to success. Did that make him a great man?’
Lord Mountbatten was appointed to oversee the transition of British India to Independence, which was to happen no later than 30 June 1948. With unbridled ambition and the desire to have the British leave India smoothly, his appointment and his decisions bring up many questions.
Read on to know more about what led to Mountbatten becoming India’s last Viceroy, and his intentions as he worked towards securing a safe exit for the British from India.
WALTER REID is a historian educated at the universities of Oxford and Edinburgh, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of a number of acclaimed books on British politics and history, including Keeping the Jewel in the Crown: The British Betrayal of India and most recently Neville Chamberlain: The Passionate Radical. He raises sheep and cattle in Scotland and grows olives in France. He is married to Janet Reid, a journalist, and has two adult daughters.