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Shameful Flight: The Last Years Of The British Empire In India,New Marcin ' The New York TimesBritain'S Precipitous And Illplanned Disengagement From India In 1947Condemned As A 'Shameful Flight' By Winston Churchillhad A Truly Catastrophic Effect On South Asia, Leaving Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Dead In Its Wake And Creating A Legacy Of Chaos, Hatred, And War That Has Lasted Over Half A Century. Ranging From The Fall Of Singapore In 1942 To The Assassination Of Mahatma Gandhi In 1948, Shameful Flight Provides A Vivid Behindthescenes Look