The Return of a King: The Battle for AfghanistanIn the spring of 1839 British forces invaded Afghanistan for the first time, re-establishing Shah Shuja on the throne and ushering in a period of conflict over the territory still unresolved today. 'The Return of a King' is the definitive analysis of the first Afghan war. |
Contents
No Easy Place to Rule | 1 |
An Unsettled Mind | 30 |
The Great Game Begins | 74 |
The Mouth of Hell | 144 |
The Flag of Holy War | 198 |
We Fail from Our Ignorance | 255 |
All Order Is at an End | 294 |
The Wail of Bugles | 355 |
The Death of a King | 389 |
A War for No Wise Purpose | 425 |
Authors Note | 489 |
Notes | 503 |
Bibliography | 537 |
Glossary | 552 |
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