The book, Men of Straw, details a troubled period in India's history, i.e., the crucial two years of India's Independence and partition. The 'Men of Straw' are India's leaders whose inept handling of the situation led to the bloodbath of partition. The book begins by describing the partition of the country as one of the mass murders of history. In that case, who were the men responsible for causing the deaths of so many? Here is the plot of a Whodunit. It then goes on to describe the historical record of events from 1920 right up to 1947, the year of Independence and partition. Mountbatten,...

The book Suleiman the Magnificent covers the reign of the Ottoman Sultan of that name. It describes the magnificence and opulence of his court. It traces the origins of the sons of Osman as well as the development of Ottoman ruling institutions. Then it covers the expansion of the Ottoman Empire from Egypt and Arabia upto Hungary and even France. Truly this is the age of the magnificent Sultan as he was known in the West. To his own subjects he was the Lawgiver. The book describes the Millet system of the Ottomans which protects minorities within the State. It also covers the development of...