At midnight on 14 August 1947 an event took place that would change the world. That moment marked the dawn of Independence for India the birth of Pakistan and the end of the British Raj - the last days of the greatest empire in history. The circumstances surrounding that epoch-making event: the conflicts the intrigues the pomp the ceremony are thethemem of Mountbatten The Last Viceroy. Through the force of his remarkable personality Lord Mountbatten altered the course of history leaving a logacy that continues to this day.