Return of a King
The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxxviii, 515 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
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.
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.
Subjects:
Shāh Shujāʻ, Amir of Afghanistan, 1780?-1842.
British -- Afghanistan -- History -- 19th century.
Afghanistan -- History -- British Intervention, 1838-1842.
Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 19th century.
Shāh Shujāʻ, Amir of Afghanistan, 1780?-1842.
British -- Afghanistan -- History -- 19th century.
Afghanistan -- History -- British Intervention, 1838-1842.
Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9780307958280 (hbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Asia Dal | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [483]-497) and index.