Publisher's Synopsis
Gauhar was a speech-writer and foreign policy advisor to Ayub Khan, who became President of Pakistan in 1958. Gauhar's position allowed his access to documents and information which, along with his own experiences, form the basis for this study of military rule in a post-colonial society.;The book traces the rise of Ayub Khan, the imposing and charismatic Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan army, to the position of President. At a time when the ruling elite of the newly-independent Pakistan depended on the military for its survival, Khan introduced wide-ranging social and economic reforms and twice led Pakistan to war. This book looks at the effects of his rule on the country.
