About the Book: The Vortex: The True Story of Historys Deadliest Storm and the
Liberation of Bangladesh
The deadliest storm in modern history ripped Pakistan in two and led the world
to the brink of nuclear war when American and Soviet forces converged in the Bay
of Bengal.
In November 1970, a storm set a collision course with the most densely
populated coastline on Earth. Over the course of just a few hours, the Great
Bhola Cyclone killed 500,000 people and began a chain reaction of turmoil,
genocide and war. The Vortex is the dramatic story of how that storm sparked a
country to revolution.