Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan

William Dalrymple

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan

William Dalrymple

567 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous medium-paced
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In the spring of 1839 British forces invaded Afghanistan for the first time, re-establishing Shah Shuja on the throne, in reality as their puppet, and ushering in a period of conflict over the territory still unresolved today. In 1842, the Afghan ...

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