Afghan Wars: And the North-West Frontier 1839-1947
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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.
Afghan Wars: And the North-West Frontier 1839-1947,Michael Barthorp,Cassell,0304362948,Afghan Wars,Army,General,Great Britain,Great Britain.,History,History - General History,History, Military,History: World,International Relations - General,Middle East - General,Military - Other,North-west Frontier Province (,North-west Frontier Province (Pakistan),Afghanistan,Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900,Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -,British Empire,History / General,Land forces & warfare,RELIGION - RELIGION GEN TRD HC,United Kingdom, Great Britain,War & defence operations,c 1800 to c 1900
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