The return of a king
Subtitle: the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
By: William Dalrymple
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 515
ISBN-13: 9780307958280
Subjects: Military History; British; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-497) and index.
Table of contents: title: No easy place to rule; title: An unsettled mind; title: The great game begins; title: The mouth of hell; title: The flag of holy war; title: We fail from our ignorance; title: All order is at an end; title: The wail of bugles; title: The death of a king; title: A war for no wise purpose.