Pakistan: Eye of the Storm

Most useful information found in the letter to the Commander Jamalpur Garrison from the Indian Brigadier Kler and the reply of Colonel Sultan. Jones source of information on Bangladesh is mostly from Pakistani writers. Jones should have studied references from other international writers including Bangladeshis. However, the information on the Jamalpur battle (even though they are not complete) is very interesting.

This book did much to eliminate my lack of knowledge regarding Pakistan and allowed me to feel confident in speaking about issues concerning Pakistan to others. Extremely well written, the chapters did a great job in building upon a common core and lent reinforcement to each other.

answers most of my questions about the history of Pakistan.....

This is a remarkable book on Pakistan, context setting with amazing insights. I especially enjoyed the references to individual stories of feudals, generals and politicians to strength the author's deductions. Unfortunately the future looks bleaker for the moment with the rise in terrorism and anarchy. I found the last chapter on Musharraf and his non-existent policy on education something the author to have needlessly injected as education is the main reason for the sad state of affairs in Pakistan. This book should be on the reading list of anyone interested in Pakistan.

I work in Pakistan at the moment - a country which imho and experience is going down -hill very quickly and threatens to take others with it. This book lucidly tells why - and it is a book I wish I had read before arriving. I'd have never boarded the flight! A powerful, frightening and sober work which is - along with the work of Ahmed Rashid - essential reading for those curious about Pakistan, Central Asia and curious as to why the 'War on Terror' is still ongoing.

Overall its a good book for someone who isnt aware of the history and politics in Pakistan. Being a Pakistani I expected more on the behind the scenes events