Witness to Surrender

by Siddique Salik

Book Overview

Siddiq Salik spent 1971 in Dhaka as a uniquely privileged observer and participant in the political and human drama that culminated in the Indo-Pakistan war and the creation of Bangladesh. Salik was taken prisoner by the Indian forces after the fall of Dhaka and remained a prisoner of war until 1973. His was the first detailed account of the war to appear from Pakistan after the separation of the eastern wing. This authoritative, dispassionate narrative,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195777611
• ISBN13: 9780195777611
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"