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His experience of the Eastern Wing spanned almost five years; in the latter three years (196971), he held the key appointment of Advisor on Civil Affairs to the Governor of East Pakistan. By virtue of this role, and the length of his tenure in East Pakistan, he acquired deep insight and knowledge of the political and military events as they unfolded. In this candid account, Rao Farman Ali brings to light the political undercurrents and aspects of the military conflict generally not known. 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It also witnessed the rushed creation of Pakistan as a country in two halves whose capitals were 2000 kilometres apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSeptember to December 1947\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the euphoria surrounding independence dissipated into shame and incrimination; nearly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emillion people died\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and countless more lost their homes and their livelihoods as partition was realised. The events of those months would dictate the history of South Asia for the next seventy years, leading to three wars, countless acts of terrorism, polarisation around the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCold War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e powers and to two nations with millions living in poverty spending disproportionate amounts on their military. The legacy of decisions taken that year still continues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose at the centre became some of the most enduring characters of the twentieth century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGandhi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Nehru \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenjoyed almost saint-like status in India, and still do, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJinnah \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis lionised in Pakistan. The British cast, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChurchill \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAttlee \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMountbatten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, find their contribution praised and damned in equal measure. Yet it is not only the national players whose stories fascinate. 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