This book contains 50 personal experiences from March 1971 to December 1971, during the liberation war of Bangladesh. The narrators come from different walks of life, from renowned authors to front-line freedom fighters and common citizens. The original book was published in December 1989 in Bengali, and was titled "১৯৭১: ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা". The editor of the book was Rashid Haider. The near forty translators and contributors of this English book are all born after Bangladesh's liberation. The editors, translators and contributors come from different backgrounds themselves and are spread across the world. This collaborative work was initiated by the editors from the need of translated documentation and non-fiction work on Bangladesh's liberation war and the genocides of 1971 in Bangladesh.