About the book
Drawing on unheard White House tapes, recently declassifieddocuments, and investigative reporting, Gary Bass uncovers an astonishingstory of superpower brinkmanship, war, scandal, and conscience. This is thedefinitive account of the build-up to the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War and the birth ofBangladesh. In the midst of this Cold War cataclysm, the Bangladeshis becamecollateral damage, victims of power games played by Nixon, Kissinger, YahyaKhan, and even Indira Gandhi. Revelatory, authoritative, and compulsivelyreadable, The Blood Telegram is a thrilling chronicle of a pivotal chapter in SouthAsian history.
About the author
Gary J. Bass is a professor of politics and international affairs at PrincetonUniversity. He is the author of Freedom's Battle: The Origins of HumanitarianIntervention and Stay the Hand of Vengeance: The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals. Aformer reporter for The Economist, he has written often for the New York Times, aswell as writing for the New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, TheNew Republic, Foreign Affairs, and other publications.