1971 Bhetore Baire

1971 Bhetore Baire is A K Khandakar’s account of the Liberation War of 1971, written by someone who was inside the events as deputy chief of the Bangladesh Forces. The book is part memoir, part history, and it caused real controversy when it came out for the way it disputed some long settled stories.

Whatever side of those arguments you stand on, the book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand 1971 from the people who were there.