The Life Of General Dyer
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The Life Of General Dyer
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Author : Ian Duncan Colvin
language : en
Publisher: Unistar Books
Release Date : 2006
The Life Of General Dyer written by Ian Duncan Colvin and has been published by Unistar Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Generals categories.
Biography of Reginald Dyer, 1864-1927, British general who was responsible for Jallianwala Massacre in 1919.
The Butcher Of Amritsar
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Author : Nigel Collett
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2006-10-15
The Butcher Of Amritsar written by Nigel Collett and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-15 with History categories.
On 13 April 1919, General Reginald Dyer marched a squad of Indian soldiers into the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, and opened fire without warning on a crowd gathered to hear political speeches. This is an account of the massacre set in the context of a biography of a man whose attitudes reflected many of the views common in the Raj.
Raiders Of The Sarhadbeing The Account Of A Campaign Of Arms And Bluff Against The Brigands Of The Persian Baluchi Border During The Great War
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Author : Brigadier General R. E. Dyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-15
Raiders Of The Sarhadbeing The Account Of A Campaign Of Arms And Bluff Against The Brigands Of The Persian Baluchi Border During The Great War written by Brigadier General R. E. Dyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-15 with categories.
The name of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer is still execrated in India as the author of the infamous 1919 'Amritsar Massacre' in which troops under his command opened fire on a crowd who, unaware of Dyer's declaration of martial law, had gathered in a park. Reports indicate that more than a thousand people may have died. Though an official report exonerated Dyer, an Indian Army officer who had served in the subcontinent all his life, his career was finished and he returned from India to England to be greeted in some quarters as hero and in others as a butcher. In his retirement he wrote this account of a campaign he had led into Persia (modern Iran) during the Great War. The campaign was aimed at curbing the Islamic tribesmen of the Sarhad who had been incited by German agents to rise against the British Raj in India. Dyer's book, illustrated by photographs taken on his expedition will interest anyone studying the British Raj, the Amritsar Massacre or the subcontinent during the Great War - the background to John Buchan's novel 'Greenmantle'.
The Patient Assassin
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Author : Anita Anand
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-04-04
The Patient Assassin written by Anita Anand and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-04 with History categories.
'Reads like something from a thriller…colourful, detailed and meticulously researched' Sunday Times ‘Gripping from start to finish' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads 'Remarkable and brilliantly researched non-fiction thriller...focussing on one extraordinary story that had never been properly told before' William Dalrymple, Spectator Anita Anand tells the remarkable story of one Indian's twenty-year quest for revenge, taking him around the world in search of those he held responsible for the Amritsar massacre of 1919, which cost the lives of hundreds. When Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, ordered Brigadier General Reginald Dyer to Amritsar, he wanted him to bring the troublesome city to heel. Sir Michael had become increasingly alarmed at the effect Gandhi was having on his province, as well as recent demonstrations, strikes and shows of Hindu-Muslim unity. All these things, in Sir Michael's mind at least, were a precursor to a second Indian Mutiny. What happened next shocked the world. An unauthorised political gathering in the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in April 1919 became the focal point for Sir Michael's law enforcers. Dyer marched his soldiers into the walled garden, filled with thousands of unarmed men, women and children, blocking the only exit. Then, without issuing any order to disperse, he instructed his men to open fire, turning their guns on the thickest parts of the crowd. For ten minutes, they continued firing, stopping only when 1650 bullets had been fired. Not a single shot was fired in retaliation. According to legend, a young, low-caste orphan, Udham Singh, was injured in the attack, and remained in the Bagh, surrounded by the dead and dying until he was able to move the next morning. Then, he supposedly picked up a handful of blood-soaked earth, smeared it across his forehead and vowed to kill the men responsible, no matter how long it took. The truth, as the author has discovered, is more complex but no less dramatic. She traced Singh's journey through Africa, the United States and across Europe before, in March 1940, he finally arrived in front of O'Dwyer in a London hall ready to shoot him down. The Patient Assassin shines a devastating light on one of the Raj's most horrific events, but reads like a taut thriller, and reveals some astonishing new insights into what really happened.
Raiders Of The Sarhad
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Author : R. E. H. Dyer
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-13
Raiders Of The Sarhad written by R. E. H. Dyer and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-13 with Fiction categories.
This work presents the story of R.E.H Dyer's small campaign with the Sarhad Raiders in 1916 and photographs taken by various officers during the campaign. R. E. H. Dyer was an officer of the Bengal Army and later the newly constituted British Indian Army. His military career started serving briefly in the regular British Army before transferring to serve with the Presidency armies of India. The book includes photographs taken by various officers during the campaign. Contents include: Orders For the West The Road to Robat A Plan of Campaign Bluff And Arms Khwash And More Bluff A Full Bag of Prisoners The Race for Khwash Khwash And the Second Surrender Treachery And Its Sequel Failure And Fresh Plans Success In Miniature Victory And Peace
Amritsar 1919
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Author : Kim A. Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2019-03-26
Amritsar 1919 written by Kim A. Wagner and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-26 with History categories.
“Chronicles the run up to Jallianwala Bagh with spellbinding . . . focus. . . . Mr. Wagner’s achievement is one of balance . . . and, above, all, of perspective.” (The Wall Street Journal) The Amritsar Massacre of 1919 was a seminal moment in the history of the British Empire, yet it remains poorly understood. In this dramatic account, Kim A. Wagner details the perspectives of ordinary people and argues that General Dyer’s order to open fire at Jallianwalla Bagh was an act of fear. Situating the massacre within the “deep” context of British colonial mentality and the local dynamics of Indian nationalism, Wagner provides a genuinely nuanced approach to the bloody history of the British Empire. “Mr Wagner argues his case fluently and rigorously in this excellent book.” —The Economist “Written with a humane commitment to the truth that will impress.” —The Times “Skillfully maps a tale of growing tensions, precipitate action, and troubled aftermath.” —The Telegraph “A compelling account” —Financial Times “Wagner's postmortem of an imperial disaster should be widely read.” —R.A. Callahan, emeritus, Choice “The fullest, and by far the most authoritative, account of the causes and course of the Jallianwala massacre in any language.” —Nigel Collett, author of The Butcher of Amritsar “Mining a variety of sources – diaries, memoirs and court testimonies—[Wagner] uncovers fresh perspectives and examines the relation between colonial panic and state brutality with sophistication, sincerity and style.” —Santanu Das, author of India, Empire, and First World War Culture “Analytically sharp but gripping to read, the book is a page-turner”—Barbara D. Metcalf, co-author of A Concise History of India “An important book.” –Yasmin Khan, author of The Partition
Jallianwala Bagh
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Author : V.N. DATTA
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Enterprise
Release Date : 2021-08
Jallianwala Bagh written by V.N. DATTA and has been published by Penguin Enterprise this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08 with categories.
Based on a meticulous exploration of the primary sources and oral testimonies of the survivors and victims of 1919, V.N. Datta crafts a unique and first-hand narrative of the most violent event and its legacy in the history of modern India and provides a complex picture of the city of Amritsar, where he grew up. Jallianwala Bagh is a rigorous account of the causes, nature and impact of the carnage that shook the nation and irreparably wounded its collective consciousness. A pathbreaking study that moves the focus away from the frames of imperialism and nationalism, Jallianwala Bagh brings a local and an altogether different scholarly perspective on imperial, racial and military violence in the twentieth century. This highly readable work in its revised edition is of tremendous historical and contemporary value.
Jallianwala Bagh
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Author : Rakhshanda Jalil
language : en
Publisher: Niyogi Books
Release Date : 2019-04-01
Jallianwala Bagh written by Rakhshanda Jalil and has been published by Niyogi Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-01 with History categories.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the butchering of unarmed innocents, is a historic event that haunts the human mind even after the lapse of a century. 1650 rounds fired in a matter of ten minutes, the blocking of exits, preventing help reaching the injured are all acts of unmitigated bestiality. Through a selection of prose and poetry – The direct outcome of this horrific event and an introduction that traces the history of events leading to the massacre – Rakhshanda Jalil, a literary historian and translator from Urdu and Hindi, attempts to open a window into the world of possibilities that literature offers to reflect, interpret and analyse events of momentous historical import. The selection offers ways of ‘seeing’ history, of exploring how an incident that stirred the conscience of millions, one that had far-reaching implications for the National freedom struggle and British rule, found its way through pen and Paper to reach the nooks and crannies of popular imagination filtered through the mind of the creative writer. The stalwarts and acknowledged doyens of Indian literature featured in this volume include Saadat Hasan Manto, Mulk Raj Anand, Krishna Chander, Abdullah Hussein, Bhisham Sahni, Ghulam Abbas, subadhra Kumari Chauhan, Sarojini Naidu, sohan Singh Misha, Muhammad Iqbal, Josh malihabadi, Nanak Singh, to name a few. A collection that can pave the way for further research.
Six Minutes To Sunset
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Author : Arthur Swinson
language : en
Publisher: London : Peter Davies
Release Date : 1964
Six Minutes To Sunset written by Arthur Swinson and has been published by London : Peter Davies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Amritsar (India) categories.
The Life Of Major General George H Thomas
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Author : Thomas Budd Van Horne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
The Life Of Major General George H Thomas written by Thomas Budd Van Horne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Generals categories.