World War II and the Bengal famine of 1943 are the two windows through which this book explores the history of Bengal between 1939 and 1945. the social base of the different sections of the people in the region determined the impact of both the war and the famine on them. Drawing upon this multimensional reality, the book presents a holistic history of Bengal during this period. The author delves into questions of how the War transformed the relations between the ...
