On Afghanistan's Plains
The Story of Britain's Afghan Wars
(Sprache: Englisch)
Britain's military involvement in Afghanistan is a contentious subject, yet it is often forgotten that the current conflict is in fact the fourth in a string of such wars dating back more than 170 years. Aiming to protect British India from the expanding...
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Britain's military involvement in Afghanistan is a contentious subject, yet it is often forgotten that the current conflict is in fact the fourth in a string of such wars dating back more than 170 years. Aiming to protect British India from the expanding Russian empire, the British fought a series of conflicts on Afghan territory between 1838 and 1919. The Anglo-Afghan wars of the 19th and early 20th centuries were ill-conceived and led to some of the worst military disasters ever sustained by British forces in this part of the world, with poor strategy in the First Afghan War resulting in the annihilation of 16,000 soldiers and civilians in a single week. In his new book, Jules Stewart explores the potential danger of replaying Britain's military catastrophes and considers what can be learnt from revisiting the story of these earlier Afghan wars.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „On Afghanistan's Plains “
Introduction1.Cradle of Political Insanity2.Victoria's First War3.The Present Happy Moment4.Vengeance is Mine, Sayeth Lord Ellenborough5.The Pure Instinct of Dominion 6.Chronic Suspicion and Undignified Alarm7.Nothing but Misfortune and Disaster8.Once More into the BreechBibliography
Autoren-Porträt von Jules Stewart
Jules Stewart is a journalist and author. He was born in New York and was a lecturer in Spanish language and literature before moving to Madrid, where he lived for twenty years. He now lives in London. His books include Madrid: The History; Albert: A Life; The Kaiser's Mission to Kabul; On Afghanistan's Plains: The Story of Britain's Afghan Wars; and Gotham Rising: New York in the 1930s (I.B.Tauris). In addition, he is the author of Crimson Snow: Britain's First Disaster in Afghanistan; The Savage Border: The Story of the North-West Frontier; Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya; and The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jules Stewart
- 2018, 272 Seiten, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Mitarbeit: Richards, General Sir David
- Verlag: I.B.Tauris
- ISBN-10: 1788314166
- ISBN-13: 9781788314169
Sprache:
Englisch
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