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On 13 April 1919- a fateful event took place which was to define the last decades of the British Raj in India. At 5:10pm on that day- Brigadier-General Rex Dyer led a small party of soldiers through the centre of Amritsar into a walled garden known as the Jallianwala Bagh. He had been informed that an illegal political meeting was taking place and had come to disperse it. On entering the garden- Dyers men immediately lined up in formation. Dyer then gave the order to open fire on the huge crowd that had gathered there. 379 people were killed and at least 1-000 more were wounded in what has became known as the Amritsar Massacre. Nick Lloyd here provides a highly readable- but detailed account of the most infamous British atrocity in the entire history of the Raj. He considers the massacre in its historical context- but also describes its impact in uniting the people of the sub-continent against their colonial rulers. The book dispels common myths and misconceptions surrounding the massacre and offers a new explanation of the decisions taken in 1919.Ultimately- it seeks to examine whether the massacre was an unfortunate and tragic mistake or a case of cold-blooded murder- and one which would fatally weaken the British position in India....