Return of a king (Paperback)
Dalrymple, William (Author)
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In the spring of 1839 British forces invaded Afghanistan for the first time, re-establishing Shah Shuja on the throne and ushering in a period of conflict over the territory still unresolved today. 'The Return of a King' is the definitive analysis of the first Afghan war.
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This sorry saga has been recounted many times, but never that I can recall as well as by Dalrymple. He is a master story-teller, whose special gift lies in the use of indigenous sources, so often neglected by imperial chroniclersSunday Times - Max HastingsEnchantingly written . . . In Dalrymple's...
ISBN (SKU)
9781408831595
Pages
608
Weight
534g
Dimensions
196x128x44
Imprint
Bloomsbury
Published
30, January, 2014
Genres
History
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