Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (96 p)
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ill. (some col.), col. maps
Ausgabe:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Ausgabe:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472895165
Serie:
Essential histories 40
Inhalt:
"During the 19th century Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan, each one saw the British trying and failing to gain control of a warlike and impenetrable territory. The first two wars (1839-42 and 1878-81) were wars of the Great Game; the British Empire's attempts to combat growing Russian influence near India's borders. The third, fought in 1919, was an Afghan-declared holy war against British India - in which over 100,000 Afghans answered the call, and raised a force that would prove too great for the British Imperial army. Each of the three wars were plagued by military disasters, lengthy sieges and costly engagements for the British, and history has proved the Afghans a formidable foe and their country unconquerable. This book reveals the history of these three Anglo-Afghan wars, the imperial power struggles that led to conflict and the torturous experiences of the men on the ground. The book concludes with a brief overview of the background to today's conflict in Afghanistan, and sketches the historical parallels."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Inhalt:
pt. 1. The first Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-42 -- pt. 2. The second Anglo-Afghan War, 1878-81 -- pt. 3. The third Anglo-Afghan War, 1919.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-86) and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781472810083
Weitere Ausg.:
Available in another form
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.5040/9781472895165
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