postwar peace
Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA)
United States/World War II
British Empire and
British food/shipping requirements and
Lend Lease program
Pacific islands
Pearl Harbor bombing
rationing
shipping/ship production
See also specific individuals
UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration)
Untouchables
Venkataramani, M. S.
Verdict on India (Nichols)
Viceroy’s Council, Wavell
Wavell, Archibald
Amery and
background
becoming Viceroy
Churchill and
famine
famine inquiry
famine relief
Gandhi and
Hindu-Muslim killings and
Hindus vs. Muslims views
Indian Army and
Indian independence and
Indian resources use
partitioning and
Simla talks
Viceroy’s Council
on World War II
Weizmann, Chaim
Wiesel, Elie
Willingdon, Lord
Willkie, Wendell
Wilson, Horace Hayman
Wilson, Thomas
defending aid denial
famine aid and
India’s resources and
petrol bill
sterling debt and
Women’s issues
child marriages
prostitution during famine
rape/family rejection
venereal disease
See also Gang rapes, Midnapore
Women’s regiment (INA)
Wood, E.
Wood, Sir Kingsley
Woolton, Lord
World War I
Muslims and
United Kingdom debt
United Kingdom food supplies
World War II
history of
See also specific countries; specific individuals
Yalta conference
Zamindars description
Zetland, marquess of
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mukerjee, Madhusree.
Churchill’s secret war : the British empire and the ravaging
of India during World War II / by Madhusree Mukerjee.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN : 978-0-465-02260-1
1. India—History—20th century. 2. Great Britain—Foreign relations—India. 3. India—
Foreign relations—Great Britain. 4. Famines—India—Bengal. 5. Churchill, Winston,
1874–1965. 6. Great Britain—Colonies—History—20th century. 7. World War, 1939–
1945—Influence. I. Title.
DS480.45.M794 2010
954.03’59—dc22
2010003803