The Road to Kabul
The Second Afghan War 1878- 1881
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-86227-196-8 (ISBN)
Description
When the British invaded Afghanistan in 1878, forty years after the first attempt, it was to scotch Russian influence and to install a friendly government. This book accounts various questions such as why it was fought, why it was necessary, who was responsible and what it achieved.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86227-196-8 (9781862271968)
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Person
(Location: Hove, East Sussex) is a distinguished former civil servant who has retired from the post of Deputy Under Secretary of State at the British Ministry of Defence. He has served in both the British and Indian armies and is the author of the definitive work on the swords of the British Army.