Mission With Mountbatten
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the hinge of history, when the British Empire released its grip on the Indian subcontinent, one man stood at the very centre of the storm — and Alan Campbell-Johnson was there to record every moment. Mission with Mountbatten is the authoritative firsthand account of Lord Louis Mountbatten's tenure as the last Viceroy of India, chronicling the turbulent and momentous period between 1947 and 1948 that culminated in the partition of British India into the independent nations of India and Pakistan. Written by Mountbatten's own Press Attaché, this vivid diary-style narrative presents the reader with an insider's view of the urgent diplomatic negotiations, the towering personalities, and the human drama that unfolded at the twilight of Empire. Campbell-Johnson's prose carries the weight of a witness to history, capturing not only the grand political architecture of independence but also the devastating human cost of Partition, rendered with the precision of a trained observer and the sensitivity of a gifted writer. The work stands as an indispensable primary source for understanding one of the 20th century's most consequential geopolitical transformations, sitting alongside the memoirs of statesmen yet offering an intimacy that official records cannot provide. Rich in detail and unflinching in its portrayal of both triumph and tragedy, this account leaves the reader wondering whether the decisions made in those fevered months were the best that history could have allowed — or a compromise the subcontinent is still paying for today.
Author: Alan Campbell-Johnson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the hinge of history, when the British Empire released its grip on the Indian subcontinent, one man stood at the very centre of the storm — and Alan Campbell-Johnson was there to record every moment. Mission with Mountbatten is the authoritative firsthand account of Lord Louis Mountbatten's tenure as the last Viceroy of India, chronicling the turbulent and momentous period between 1947 and 1948 that culminated in the partition of British India into the independent nations of India and Pakistan. Written by Mountbatten's own Press Attaché, this vivid diary-style narrative presents the reader with an insider's view of the urgent diplomatic negotiations, the towering personalities, and the human drama that unfolded at the twilight of Empire. Campbell-Johnson's prose carries the weight of a witness to history, capturing not only the grand political architecture of independence but also the devastating human cost of Partition, rendered with the precision of a trained observer and the sensitivity of a gifted writer. The work stands as an indispensable primary source for understanding one of the 20th century's most consequential geopolitical transformations, sitting alongside the memoirs of statesmen yet offering an intimacy that official records cannot provide. Rich in detail and unflinching in its portrayal of both triumph and tragedy, this account leaves the reader wondering whether the decisions made in those fevered months were the best that history could have allowed — or a compromise the subcontinent is still paying for today.