The Blood Telegram
Gary J. Bass
"Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction
Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations' Arthur Ross Book Award
Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize for Best Foreign Affairs Book
Winner of the Asia Society's Bernard Schwartz Book Award
Winner of the Cundill Prize for Historical Literature
Winner of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations' Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize
Winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award
One of the Best Books of the Year at • The Economist • Financial Times • The New Republic • The Washington Post • Kirkus Reviews • A New York Times Notable Book
This magnificent history provides the first full account of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger’s secret support for Pakistan in 1971 as it committed shocking atrocities in Bangladesh—which led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left major strategic consequences for the world today.
Drawing on previously unheard White House tapes, recently declassified documents, and his own extensive investigative reporting, Gary Bass uncovers an astonishing unknown story of superpower brinkmanship, war, scandal, and conscience. Revelatory, authoritative, and compulsively readable, The Blood Telegram is a thrilling chronicle of a pivotal chapter in American foreign policy."
Author - Gary J. Bass.
Narrator - Dennis Heath.
Published Date - Wednesday, 10 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
"Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations' Arthur Ross Book Award Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize for Best Foreign Affairs Book Winner of the Asia Society's Bernard Schwartz Book Award Winner of the Cundill Prize for Historical Literature Winner of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations' Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize Winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award One of the Best Books of the Year at • The Economist • Financial Times • The New Republic • The Washington Post • Kirkus Reviews • A New York Times Notable Book This magnificent history provides the first full account of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger’s secret support for Pakistan in 1971 as it committed shocking atrocities in Bangladesh—which led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left major strategic consequences for the world today. Drawing on previously unheard White House tapes, recently declassified documents, and his own extensive investigative reporting, Gary Bass uncovers an astonishing unknown story of superpower brinkmanship, war, scandal, and conscience. Revelatory, authoritative, and compulsively readable, The Blood Telegram is a thrilling chronicle of a pivotal chapter in American foreign policy." Author - Gary J. Bass. Narrator - Dennis Heath. Published Date - Wednesday, 10 January 2024.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:36:12
Epigraph
Duration:00:26:27
Chapter 1: The Tilt
Duration:31:37:28
Chapter 2: Cyclone Pakistan
Duration:06:11:23
Chapter 3: Mrs. Gandhi
Duration:37:38:35
Chapter 4: "Mute and Horrified Witnesses"
Duration:52:44:54
Chapter 5: The Blood Telegram
Duration:00:52:05
Chapter 6: The Inferno Next Door
Duration:43:12:00
Chapter 7: "Don't Squeeze Yahya"
Duration:49:23:42
Chapter 8: Exodus
Duration:43:21:32
Chapter 9: India Alone
Duration:31:52:56
Chapter 10: The China Channel
Duration:43:08:07
Chapter 11: The East Is Red
Duration:52:26:49
Chapter 12: The Mukti Bahini
Duration:58:33:05
Chapter 13: "The Hell with the Damn Congress"
Duration:55:00:44
Chapter 14: Soviet Friends
Duration:21:43:41
Chapter 15: Kennedy
Duration:31:25:18
Chapter 16: "We Really Slobbered over the Old Witch"
Duration:07:12:41
Chapter 17: The Guns of November
Duration:23:58:44
Chapter 18: The Fourteen-Day War
Duration:02:42:52
Chapter 19: "I Consider This Our Rhineland" - 1
Duration:03:12:32
Chapter 19: "I Consider This Our Rhineland" - 2
Duration:40:26:19
Epilogue: Aftermaths
Duration:02:45:10
Ending Credits
Duration:00:44:48