The Silent Witness by a General: First Decade of Independence
The Silent Witness by a General is reminiscence. Besides, this is a historic narration documenting political ups and downs in the first couple of decades of Bangladesh. The author. Major General Moinul Hussain Choudhury (rtd) has focused on the post-liberation dramatic events, especially socio-economic and political perspectives and turmoil.
According to the author— "I wish to put into writing many dramatic events of post-liberation days... to strip away the false veneer of lies and expose the facts in
their stark nakedness. I wish to relate facts that none has perhaps related before with such directness. There are many who tend to colour the past and mm falsehood into truth in their interest, while truth is consigned to the trash can of memory". Without any doubt, the readers will be newly informed by the impartial and objective description of these historical events witnessed by the author.