Three presidents and an aide : life, power and politics

By: Arshad Sami KhanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi Pentagon 2008Description: 286p. 16p.of photographsISBN: 9788182743434Subject(s): Politics and government | PakistanDDC classification: 954.91 Summary: Three Presidents’… is a first-hand story—history narrated from a personal perspective, presented as it happened and not reconstructed by historians. The book covers the period between 1965 and 1972, an era most turbulent not only in the history of Pakistan but that of the entire subcontinent. If provides clear glimpses into the minds of the Pakistan leadership as it military fought two wars with India, creating Bangladesh in the process, even as millions of people across the subcontinent suffered the consequences. There were conspiracies, treachery and acts of treason for seemingly petty personal gains. There were nations, which betrayed their allies when they were needed the most. Ambassador Arshad Sami Khan, sj by virtue of his extensive inside knowledge gives a rare insight into Pakistan's politico-military landscape. Written in a lucid style, the book will definitely fascinate the reader and generate widespread interest.
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Three Presidents’… is a first-hand story—history narrated from a personal perspective, presented as it happened and not reconstructed by historians. The book covers the period between 1965 and 1972, an era most turbulent not only in the history of Pakistan but that of the entire subcontinent. If provides clear glimpses into the minds of the Pakistan leadership as it military fought two wars with India, creating Bangladesh in the process, even as millions of people across the subcontinent suffered the consequences. There were conspiracies, treachery and acts of treason for seemingly petty personal gains. There were nations, which betrayed their allies when they were needed the most. Ambassador Arshad Sami Khan, sj by virtue of his extensive inside knowledge gives a rare insight into Pakistan's politico-military landscape. Written in a lucid style, the book will definitely fascinate the reader and generate widespread interest.

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