Mountbatten's Report on the Last Viceroyalty : 22 March-15 August 1947

Carter, Lionel

Manohar Publishers and Distributors（2024/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 398 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9788173045165
• DDC分類 954.0359

Full Description

This volume reproduces in full Mountbatten's own account of the last five months of British rule in India based on reports he sent to London at the time. Written with disarming frankness, we witness the failure of Mountbatten's initial attempts to secure independence on the basis of a united India. He then turned to some form of agreed partition and his eventual success was achieved after considerable feats of diplomacy. The figures of Gandhi, Jinnah, Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and other key leaders loom large in this account. Mountbatten provides a valuable introductory historical survey and a chapter in which he draws up his conclusions. There are thirteen appendices providing the texts of key documents and an index of the persona involved in these momentous events. About the Author Before becoming the last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten played a major part in the defeat of Japan in the second world war. He was Supreme Allied Commander, South-East Asia Command between 1943 and 1946. Here he was also responsible for preparing Burma for civilian rule.

Contents

Editor's Introduction 7
Preface 17
Introduction 19
Part A - 22nd March - 15th April 57
Part B - 15th April - 6th May 89
Part C - 6th May - 4th June 137
Part D - 4th June - 5th July 165
Part E - 5th July - 25th July 209
Part F - 25th July - 15th August 233
Conclusions 183
List of Names 289
Appendices 311
Maps after 398