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The return of a king

the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42

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An edition of The return of a king (2013)

The return of a king

the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42

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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.

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Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Pages
515

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Subjects

Military History, British, History, Afghanistan, history, Afghan wars

People

Shāh Shujāʻ Amir of Afghanistan (1780?-1842)

Places

Afghanistan

Times

British Intervention, 1838-1842, 19th century
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Cover of: The return of a king
The return of a king: the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
2013, Alfred A. Knopf
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The Return of a King
2013, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Bloomsbury
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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-497) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
958.1/03
Library of Congress
DS359.7 .D35 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxix, 515 pages
Number of pages
515

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26885630M
ISBN 10
0307958280
ISBN 13
9780307958280
LCCN
2012040998
OCLC/WorldCat
792880742

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