The vortex : a true story of history's deadliest storm, an unspeakable war, and liberation /
Carney, Scott, 1978-
The vortex : a true story of history's deadliest storm, an unspeakable war, and liberation / Scott Carney and Jason Miklian. - First edition. - xxii, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-479) and index.
This fast-paced, meticulously detailed book tells the story of the Great Bhola Cyclone, the deadliest storm in modern history, which killed 500,000 people in Pakistan, and its aftermath as told through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it.
9780062985415 0062985418
Cyclones--Social aspects--Bangladesh.
Cyclones--Social aspects--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Politics and government--1947-1971.
The vortex : a true story of history's deadliest storm, an unspeakable war, and liberation / Scott Carney and Jason Miklian. - First edition. - xxii, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-479) and index.
This fast-paced, meticulously detailed book tells the story of the Great Bhola Cyclone, the deadliest storm in modern history, which killed 500,000 people in Pakistan, and its aftermath as told through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it.
9780062985415 0062985418
Cyclones--Social aspects--Bangladesh.
Cyclones--Social aspects--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Politics and government--1947-1971.