The Punjab Mail Murder by Roger Perkins

The story of the murder in 1931 of George Ramsay Hext, an officer in the Indian Army, on the 'Punjab Mail' - one of India's premier express trains. Politically motivated, the murder was intended to aid the Nationalist movement but served instead the arguments of those who claimed the sub-continent was not yet ready for independence. The murder was noted not only for its savagery but for the extraordinary sequence of events which followed.... This 1986 Picton Publishing (Chippenham) Hardback is in good condition. DJ in plasitc wrap; Ex-Defence Library book.

ISBN: 9780948251092 SKU: 1507707 This image is of the actual book.

Location: True Crime