The Vortex : : a True Story of History's Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation
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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.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062985415
0062985418
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Miklian, Jason,
SUBJECTS
Cyclones -- Social aspects -- Bangladesh.
Cyclones -- Social aspects -- Pakistan.
Pakistan -- Politics and government -- 1947-1971.