India, June 14 -- This book by Manash Ghosh, who covered the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971) as an embedded journalist, critically examines several successive blunders committed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after becoming the chief helmsman of Bangladesh. Disregarding the warnings of well-wishers, he appointed pro-Pakistan quislings to key positions in his government and the military, who were later utilised by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the Pakistani establishment to exact revenge for the dismemberment of their country. Rahman also sidelined tested comrades such as Tajuddin Ahmed, who had helped him steer the liberation war through difficult days. Despite his secular ideals, he laid an Islamic foundation for the country, which was hijacked to promote fundamentalist tenets. But his most grievous blunder was to launch one-party rule and curb a free press, despite Tajuddin's warnings. This book shows how his desperation to counter India's growing influence in Bangladesh ultimately led to his downfall....