Lone Wolf The The Untold

The Bangladesh Liberation War was nearing its bloody end when Colonel Ashok Tara then a twenty-nine-year-old major was assigned the task of rescuing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's family which was being held hostage by the Pakistani Army. Ashok Tara unarmed entered the lion's den and negotiated with the hostile soldiers for the release of Bangladesh's Father of the Nation and his family that included a young Sheikh Hasina.The Lone Wolf is Ashok Tara's story charting the course of his celebrated yet quiet life as a member of the armed forces. Neha Dwivedi's writing expertly captures our hero's humble beginnings his life-altering experiences and offers a blow-by-blow account of a seminal event in South-east Asian history. As much as it is the story of Colonel Ashok Tara's bravery it is also the story of a bleak-yet-victorious period of Bangladesh's quest for freedom.