Bugles and a tiger

By John Masters

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Description: John Masters whose military career in the Indian Army spanned two decades has written a thrilling account of the last days of the British Raj. Amidst the tensions of the civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi the British army is hard put to maintain law and order . Not all the protests are non-violent and as tensions rise the romantic involvement of an army official with a beautiful Anglo-Indian girl makes for a compelling tales set against the background of the Indian Railway - the largest rail system in the world. History is in the making as a new Nation is born.