TY  - BOOK
AU  - Read,Anthony
AU  - Fisher,David
TI  - The proudest day: India's long road to independence 
SN  - 0393045943 :
AV  - DS479 .R38 1998
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Norton
KW  - India
KW  - History
KW  - British occupation, 1765-1947
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [533]-539) and index
N2  - On the 50th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan comes a riveting account of the end of the Raj, the most romantic of all the great empires. British authors Anthony Read and David Fisher put the events of 1947 into perspective, telling the whole epic story in colorful detail from its beginning more than a century earlier. Their powerful narrative takes a fresh look at many of the events and personalities involved. Photos
ER  -