Return of a King
Subtitle: The Battle for Afghanistan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: Sep 28, 2013
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 567
ISBN-13: 9781408818305
Description: A towering history of the first Afghan War by bestselling historian William Dalrymple In the spring of 1839, the British invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos, nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops poured through the high mountain passes and re-established on the throne Shah Shuja ul-Mulk. On the way in, the British faced little resistance.
Notes: Source title: Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan