G. W. Choudhury (1926-1997) served as a member of the Pakistan Cabinet from April, 1969 to February, 1971. He was also a member of the three-man committee set up by President Yahya Khan to transfer power to an elected civilian government. This and the fact that he knew the chief protagonists intimately and was with them as the momentous events of 1971 unfolded, gives this book an authenticity not found in other accounts.