An edition of The return of a king
(2013)
The return of a king
the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
First Edition
by William Dalrymple
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Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges.
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The return of a king: the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
2014, Vintage Books, a division of Random House LLC
in English
- First Vintage Books edition.
0307948536 9780307948533
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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
Sep 28, 2013, Bloomsbury Publishing
hardcover
1408818302 9781408818305
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The return of a king: the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
2013, Alfred A. Knopf
in English
- First Edition
0307958280 9780307958280
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Table of Contents
No easy place to rule
An unsettled mind
The great game begins
The mouth of hell
The flag of holy war
We fail from our ignorance
All order is at an end
The wail of bugles
The death of a king
A war for no wise purpose.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-497) and index.
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