The Afghan Wars 1839-42 And 1878-80 (Part 2) - Forbes, Archibald
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A brisk, piercing account of empire in action, The Afghan Wars 1839-42 And 1878-80 (Part 2) offers a clear view into the heat of battles, the push and pull of diplomacy, and the human costs behind imperial strategies. This is a military history account that reads with the immediacy of nineteenth century reportage, where every dispatch and encounter becomes a window into Victorian era Britain's ambitions and anxieties. Archibald Forbes' vivid narrative stands as both rigorous analysis and compelling storytelling. It surveys the Afghan wars with eyeline to war correspondence nineteenth, tracing…mehr

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A brisk, piercing account of empire in action, The Afghan Wars 1839-42 And 1878-80 (Part 2) offers a clear view into the heat of battles, the push and pull of diplomacy, and the human costs behind imperial strategies. This is a military history account that reads with the immediacy of nineteenth century reportage, where every dispatch and encounter becomes a window into Victorian era Britain's ambitions and anxieties. Archibald Forbes' vivid narrative stands as both rigorous analysis and compelling storytelling. It surveys the Afghan wars with eyeline to war correspondence nineteenth, tracing how campaigns shaped british imperial warfare and influenced british raj politics. For readers and researchers, the work functions as a robust afghan wars analysis, bridging military history with the social currents of central Asia and the wider British empire. This volume is more than a reprint; it is a restored artifact, revived for today's readers and tomorrow's generations. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, ideal for the library reference reading shelf and the academic study guide alike. Casual readers will find a lively historical narrative, while classic-literature collectors will value its place in the history buffs collection and as a companion to other companion volumes afghan wars.
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Archibald Forbes was a Scottish military correspondent. He was the son of Very Rev Lewis William Forbes DD (1794-1854), minister of Boharm in Banffshire and Moderator of the Church of Scotland's General Assembly in 1852, and his second wife, Elizabeth Leslie, daughter of Archibald Young Leslie of Kininvie. He was born in Morayshire in 1838. After studying at the University of Aberdeen from 1854 to 1857, he traveled to Edinburgh and volunteered in the Royal Dragoons after attending a series of lectures by the famed correspondent (Sir) William Howard Russell. While still a trooper, he began writing for the Morning Star and was successful in having many military-related items accepted by the Cornhill Magazine. After being invalided from the service in 1867, he founded and maintained a weekly publication named the London Scotsman (1867-1871) with minimal outside assistance. His opportunity as a war journalist came when he was hired by the Daily News to cover the Franco-Prussian war. He joined the Prussian army around Cologne and marched with them into France, witnessing fights at Spicheren, Gravelotte, and Sedan before joining the soldiers besieging Metz. In all previous warfare reports, the telegraph had been used sparingly.