15. The Last Viceroy of India
Empire
India on the Brink
- By March 1947, when Mountbatten arrived, India was on the tipping point of civil war.
- Alex von Tunzelmann reviewed newspapers from that time and found reports of violence and casualties all over India, even just in a single week.
- Many incidents likely went unreported, emphasizing the severity of the situation.
- The country was in a dire state, with widespread unrest and conflict.
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