The Butcher of Amritsar

The Butcher of Amritsar
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 614
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ISBN-10 : 1852855754
ISBN-13 : 9781852855758
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Book Synopsis The Butcher of Amritsar by : Nigel Collett

Download or read book The Butcher of Amritsar written by Nigel Collett and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-10-15 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 13 April 1919, General Reginald Dyer marched a squad of Indian soldiers into the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, and opened fire without warning on a crowd gathered to hear political speeches. This is an account of the massacre set in the context of a biography of a man whose attitudes reflected many of the views common in the Raj.


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