The Khyber Rifles
From the British Raj to Al Qaeda
Published on 22. June 2006
256 pages
978-0-7524-9558-3 (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
File size
1,69 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-9558-3 (9780752495583)
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06/2006
The History Press Ltd
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1 'To stop is dangerous, to recede ruin'
- 2 'The Earth is Full of Anger'
- 3 'These misguided, ignorant yet plucky barbarians'
- 4 Kensington to the Khyber: Warburton of the Frontier
- 5 Baptism by Fire in the Khyber
- 6 Another Century, Another Uprising
- 7 Guardians of a Frontier Ablaze
- Epilogue: 'I Wonder What Happened to Him?'
- Appendix: Table of Hostilities on the North-West Frontier 1839-1947
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
