Bibliograph

Return of a king, the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42, William Dalrymple

Type

Label

Return of a king, the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42, William Dalrymple

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-497) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Return of a king

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

792880742

Responsibility statement

William Dalrymple

Sub title

the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42

Summary

Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges

Table Of Contents

No easy place to rule -- An unsettled mind -- The great game begins -- The mouth of hell -- The flag of holy war -- We fail from our ignorance -- All order is at an end -- The wail of bugles -- The death of a king -- A war for no wise purpose

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