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

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan

William Dalrymple

515 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous medium-paced
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In the spring of 1839, Britain invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops poured through the high mountain passes and re-established on the throne Shah Shuja ul-Mulk.On the way in, the British faced...

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