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Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839-1947

Door Michael Barthorp

Categorie	Geschiedenis Azië
Boeknummer	#328786-ZA6
Titel	Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839-1947
Auteur	Barthorp, Michael
Boektype	Gebonden
Uitgeverij	London : Cassell & Co.
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	0304362948
ISBN13	9780304362943
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Softcover flexiband, illustrated in b/w, large 8vo.
Samenvatting	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... (Lees verder) true story is told in a unique and vivid style. 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.
Pagina's	184
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 9,00

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