Freedom at Midnight is a book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins. It describes the events in the Indian independence movement from 1947-48, beginning with the appointment of Louis Mountbatten as the last viceroy of British India, and ending with the death and funeral of Mahatma Gandhi. Dominique Lapierre, born 1931 in Châtelaillon (France) is a French author. ... Larry Collins (September 14, 1929 - June 20, 2005, Frejus, France) was an American writer. ... The Indian Independence Movement was a series of revolutions empowered by the people of India put forth to battle the British Empire for complete political independence, beginning with the Rebellion of 1857, reaching its climax with Mahatma Gandhis Quit India Movement (1942-1945), and Subhash Chandra Boses Indian... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... For the butterfly, see viceroy butterfly. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Devanagari/Hindi: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी; Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was the spiritual and political leader of India who led the struggle for Indian independence from the British Empire, empowered by tens of millions of Indians. ...

Having extensively interviewed many of those who were there, including Lord Mountbatten, the book gives a detailed account of the last year of British India, the princely states reactions to independence, the partition of India and Pakistan, and the bloodshed which followed. It also covers the events leading to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The book is a result of deeply scanned and researched events which often are left out by the historians. The maps of India and Pakistan were drawn on religous grounds by a man named Cyril Radcliffe who had never visited India in his life. The book also explains the fury of both hindus and muslims, misled by their communal leaders, during the partition and the biggest mass slaughter ever in the history of India. Particularly one incident quoted is petrifying. It describes a water canal in Lahore which ran with blood and floating dead bodies in it. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Devanagari/Hindi: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी; Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was the spiritual and political leader of India who led the struggle for Indian independence from the British Empire, empowered by tens of millions of Indians. ... South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking south towards the Roshnai Gate The Minar-e-Pakistan, south-side view Lahore (لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

Controversial for its portrayal of the British expatriates, the native rulers of India and members of India's first cabinet, it is a non-fiction book told in a casual style, similar to the authors' previous Is Paris Burning? and O Jerusalem!. O Jerusalem!, a book authored by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, captures the events and struggles for creation of the state of Israel. ...