Afghan Wars: And the North-West Frontier 1839-1947 (Cassell Military Trade Books) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Afghan Wars: And the North-West Frontier 1839-1947 (Cassell Military Trade Books) Book

It was the most fought after frontier ever, immortalized in poetry by Kipling: from the 1830s to Indian independence in 1947, British forces engaged in almost-constant battle with the most implacable guerrillas in history. The Afghan mountain tribes were fiercely independent, and for years plundered the north Indian plain...until the English arrived. Then, in a strange war, the British alternated between paying the Afghans subsidies to quell their raiding and launching punitive military expeditions. Nonetheless, a grudging respect for the enemy and a concern to stick by unwritten codes of conduct governed this hundred-years war. From The Lives of a Bengal Lancer to Carry On Up the Khyber, these confrontations have been a rich source of inspiration for novelists and filmmakers-and here the true story is told in a unique and vivid style. Read More

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  • 0304362948
  • 9780304362943
  • Michael Barthorp
  • 8 August 2002
  • Weidenfeld & Nicolson
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 192
  • New edition
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