Crimson snow :
Stewart, Jules.
ACKU
Jules Stewart.
Stroud [England] : Sutton Publishing, ©2008.
xiv, 241 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
English
9780750948258
Afghan Wars.
Afghan war, 1838-1842.
Afghan Wars
Personal narratives, British.
Afghan war, 1838-1842.
Afghan Wars
Personal narratives, British.
,Afghanistan -- History -- 19th century.
,Afghanistan -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
,Great Britain -- History, Military -- 19th century.
,Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan.
DS363. / S849 2008
Library of Congress Classification / Monograph
3ACKU000373257
Abstract: “It was the early nineteenth century and two great powers were vying for supremacy in Central Asia. Britain's expansion in India had been watched with keen interest from Europe, while Russia continued to advance aggressively, bringing its armies to the northern and western frointiers of Afghanistan. 'Here lay the playing fields of the great game' - the diplomatic intrigue in Central Asia was about to burst into open warfare. ... Jules Stewart has compiled a detailed and thrilling account of the Army of the Indus's journey through the formidable passes of Afghanistan, a campaign launched on false evidence and against the advice of a successful military strategist, the Duke of Wellington”—inside book jacket.