Retreat from Kabul

Name: Retreat from Kabul
Brand: Sapere Books
SKU: 9781800550476
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The First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842

Szerző: George Bruce

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

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A fascinating account of one of the most ludicrously mismanaged expeditions in the history of warfar...

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Szerző

George Bruce

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2021

oldal

318

EAN

9781800550476

ISBN

1800550472

Enbook ID

35546852

Kiadó

Sapere Books

Súly

456

Méretek

227 x 152 x 24

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A fascinating account of one of the most ludicrously mismanaged expeditions in the history of warfare. Ideal for readers of Shashi Tharoor, Adam Hochschild and William Dalrymple.

Afghanistan, 1839.

The British East India Company dominated the Indian subcontinent, yet they were not secure in their position.

Holding unjustified fears that Russia threatened India's north-western border, the Company decided to make a pre-emptive strike and ensure that this menace would be stopped by a strong pro-British Afghanistan.

Thousands of British and Indian troops invaded this mountainous land to intervene in a succession dispute between emir Dost Mahommed Khan and former emir Shah Shuja-ool-Mulk. After capturing Kabul they placed the cruel, but pro-British Shah Shuja upon the throne once again, and supported him with an overwhelming military presence.

However, the proud and ruthless warriors of Afghanistan were unwilling to submit themselves to British control and within three years they had risen up against their oppressors in one of the bloodiest revolts in history.

George Bruce delves into a vast array of published and unpublished nineteenth century sources to uncover this campaign in which very few British survivors made it back through the snow-laden passes to India.

"the worst British military disaster until the fall of Singapore exactly a century later." The Economist

The Times described Bruce's books as "well researched, with a keen eye for historical detail."

Retreat from Kabul is a brilliant account of the First Anglo-Afghan War. It is part of the series Conflicts of Empire, which also includes Six Battles for India: The Anglo-Sikh Wars, 1845-6 and 1848-9 and The Burma Wars: 1824-1886.

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Retreat from Kabul

The First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842

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