TIME Correspondent Dan Coggin, who covered the war from the Pakistani side, was in Dacca when that city surrendered. His report:
FOR twelve tense days, Dacca felt the war draw steadily closer, with nightly curfews and blackouts and up to a dozen air raids a day. It was a siege of sorts, but one of liberation. Until the last few days, when it appeared that Pakistani troops would make a final stand in the city, the Indian army was awaited calmly and without fear. Most people went about their usual business offices were open, rickshas running and pushcarts plying. The sweet...
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