Jules Stewart (UK Independent Writer)

On Afghanistan's Plains

The Story of Britain's Afghan Wars
Mitarbeit:Richards, General Sir David

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Produktbeschreibung

Britain's military involvement in Afghanistan is a contentious subject, yet it is often forgotten that the current conflict is in fact the fourth in a string of such wars dating back more than 170 years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: I.B.Tauris
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 439149
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 134mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9781788314169
• ISBN-10: 1788314166
• Artikelnr.: 51319640

Autorenporträt

Jules Stewart is the author of 'Crimson Snow: Britain's First Disaster in Afghanistan' (2008); 'The Savage Border: The Story of the North-West Frontier' (2007) and 'The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda' (2006).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1.Cradle of Political Insanity
2.Victoria's First War
3.The Present Happy Moment
4.Vengeance is Mine, Sayeth Lord Ellenborough
5.The Pure Instinct of Dominion
6.Chronic Suspicion and Undignified Alarm
7.Nothing but Misfortune and Disaster
8.Once More into the Breech
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