Chittagong Armoury Raid: A Memoir
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Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9789380118116
Length
137p., 22cm.
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An event so dramatic, it has inspired two major feature films.
On April 18, 1930, in a small corner of the mighty British Empire, a ragtag bunch of revolutionaries unfurled the Indian flag after raiding the armoury. They were led by a Congress volunteer, Surya Sen, affectionately called Masterda. Nobody, including the revolutionaries, thought the revolt would last more than a few days. They were wrong.
The British Army, despite possessing far superior firepower, ...
