The Khyber Rifles
From the British Raj to Al Qaeda
Will be published approx. on 22. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
267 pages
978-0-7509-3964-5 (ISBN)
Description
Recruited from the Pathan tribes that live in the no-mans land between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Khyber Rifles fought for the British Raj against their own kith and kin.
Jules Stewart tells the story of Colonel Sir Robert Warburton, the man who raised the Khyber Rifles in 1878, and describes the Khyber Rifles in action.
Jules Stewart tells the story of Colonel Sir Robert Warburton, the man who raised the Khyber Rifles in 1878, and describes the Khyber Rifles in action.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-3964-5 (9780750939645)
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06/2006
The History Press Ltd
€6.99
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JULES STEWART is a freelance journalist, formerly with Reuters. Accompanied by an escort of khassadar militiamen, he has travelled up the Khyber Pass three times in the past two years, researching this book.