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Author:

Mukerjee, Madhusree.

Title:

Churchill's secret war : the British empire and the ravaging of India during World War II / by Madhusree Mukerjee.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xxxi, 332 p. : maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

India--History--20th century.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--India.
India--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Famines--Bengal.--Bengal.
Churchill, Winston,--1874-1965.
Great Britain--History--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Influence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-319).

Contents:

Prologue: Our title to India -- Empire at war -- Harvesting the colonies -- Scorched -- At any price -- Death of a thousand cuts -- An occupied and starving country -- In the village -- On the street -- Run rabbit run -- Life after death -- Split and quit -- The reckoning.

ISBN:

0465002013 (alk. paper)
9780465002016 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)176894618

LCCN:

2010003803

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)