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Return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
Title:
Return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
Author:
Dalrymple, William.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Physical Description:
xxxviii, 515 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Summary:
Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges.
Language:
English
Contents:
No easy place to rule -- An unsettled mind -- The great game begins -- The mouth of hell -- The flag of holy war -- We fail from our ignorance -- All order is at an end -- The wail of bugles -- The death of a king -- A war for no wise purpose.
ISBN:
9780307958280
Format :
Book