The Betrayal of East Pakistan [Hardcover]

A. A. K. Niazi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1998

Lieutenant-General A. A. K. Niazi of the Eastern Command was the man whose fate it was to direct the operation that resulted in the dismemberment of Pakistan. Many books have been written about that unforgettable year in Pakistan's history, 1971, and the terrible events that it spawned. Niazi's own account of events provides an insider's view of that fateful time and fills a huge gap in the recorded history of the period.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book might...generate fresh discussion on the still live and controversial issue of the separation of East Pakistan. It should prompt a reappraisal of the role of Yahya's regime as well as of other military and autocratic rulers that have interfered with the growth of the political democratic process in Pakistan."--Dawn

"...the most definitive personal account of the war..."--Newsline

"...this book fills a huge gap in recorded history of a crucial event."--The Nation

About the Author

Lt.-General (retired) in the Pakistan Army

Product Details

• Hardcover: 330 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195777271
• ISBN-13: 978-0195777277
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,786,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ill-fated Two Nation Theory, November 28, 1999

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Amjad Hussain - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Betrayal of East Pakistan (Hardcover)

I am a Pakistani who loves his country and I have studied the history of my country at greater depths.

Gen Niazi, Bhutto, Yahya and lots of others were greatly involved in the separation of East Pakistan and responsible for what happened.

Pakistani army killed and raped millions in East Pakistan of their own country men and women (mostly muslim) quite shamelessly and put the two-nation theory in serious trouble that is the very reason for Pakistan's existence. The feudal lords in government of the west Pakistan did always treat East Pakistan as third class citizens.

Gen Niazi was as involved in the whole mess as any one else and has made a very cowardly attempt to gain some dignity by writing this book.

Shame on Niazi, Bhutto and Yahya and shame on Pakistani army who killed and raped Pakistani citizens.

May your ashes burn in hell if there is such a thing.

From the heart of a Pakistani

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DENIAL IS WONDERFUL, June 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Betrayal of East Pakistan (Hardcover)

The so called General has tried to cover up his own failures. I was surprised at his auducity to write this. Shows that denial is a wonderful thing. A skewed view of events, a blatant attempt to distort history.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Evil Man, Evil Army, Evil Country, January 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Betrayal of East Pakistan (Hardcover)

The basic plot theme: Everything was everyone elses fault. 3 million Bangladeshis were not murdered, 27,000 women were not raped. The Pakistanis kept on winning but somehow (unexplained) lost to the Indians in the end. The General was always right, everyone else was wrong. This self-delusional, lying, racist drivel shows what is wrong with Pakistan -- a nation created (mainly by Bangladeshis as it happens, as they provided the majority of the votes for the new country) supposedly in the name of Islam, but which has murdered more Muslims than India, Israel, Serbia, Croatia and indeed pretty much any other nation you can think of apart from Iraq or Russia -- and those countries took years to do what Pakistan did in months. This is an army that has killed or oppressed more of its own people than any other. The reviews on this page are also instructive; the Pakistani names are unashamed revisionist anti-Bangladeshi bigots who refuse to learn anything from their own past for their own national good. Explains why their country is still a Punjab dominated, poor, backward, repressive, military dictatorship today. Also explains how they could support the Taleban with no problems and have regular riots, independance movements in Sind and Baluchistan, political and social violence, a drug problem, illiteracy, massive debt, few international friends, corruption and God knows what else. A nation cannot progress until it learns from its mistakes and Pakistan refuses to learn from its biggest one.