The Amritsar Massacre: The Untold Story of One Fateful Day de Lloyd, Nick - 2011

London.: Bloomsbury Publishing.. 2011. Black and white photographic plates, 264pp, notes, bibliography, index, very good in dustjacket. On 13 April 1919, a fateful event took place which was to define the last decades of the British Raj in India. At 5:10pm on that day, Brigadier-General 'Rex' Dyer led a small party of soldiers through the centre of Amritsar into a walled garden known as the Jallianwala Bagh. He had been informed that an illegal political meeting was taking place and had come to disperse it. On entering the garden, Dyer's men immediately lined up in formation. Dyer then gave the order to open fire on the huge crowd that had gathered there. 379 people were killed and at least 1,000 more were wounded in what has became known as the Amritsar Massacre. Nick Lloyd here provides a highly readable, but detailed account of the most infamous British atrocity in the entire history of the Raj. He considers the massacre in its historical context, but also describes its impact in uniting the… Leer más

I.B.Tauris, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very well preserved and tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a very good pictorial dust jacket, b&w plates, xxxiii + 268 pp.

I.B.Tauris, 2011. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9781848857230

I B Tauris & Co Ltd, 2011. Hardcover. New. 288 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. On 13 April 1919, a fateful event took place which was to define the last decades of the British Raj in India. This book dispels common myths and misconceptions surrounding the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and offers a new explanation of the decisions taken in 1919.