The return of a king, the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42, William Dalrymple
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The return of a king, the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42, William Dalrymple
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-497) and index
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platesmapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The return of a king
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
792880742
Responsibility statement
William Dalrymple
Sub title
the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
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
Table Of 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
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- Afghanistan -- History -- British Intervention, 1838-1842
- Britanniques -- Afghānistān -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Afghānistān -- Histoire -- 1838-1842 (Intervention britannique)
- Großbritannien
- British -- Afghanistan -- History -- 19th century
- Fremder Feind
- Nonfiction
- Afganistan -- historia -- 1800-talet
- Shāh Shujāʻ, Amir of Afghanistan, 1780?-1842
- Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 19th century
- Afghanistan
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- Creator1
- Genre1
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- Afghanistan -- History -- British Intervention, 1838-1842
- Britanniques -- Afghānistān -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Afghānistān -- Histoire -- 1838-1842 (Intervention britannique)
- Großbritannien
- British -- Afghanistan -- History -- 19th century
- Fremder Feind
- Nonfiction
- Afganistan -- historia -- 1800-talet
- Shāh Shujāʻ, Amir of Afghanistan, 1780?-1842
- Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 19th century
- Afghanistan
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