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Playing the great game : Britain, war and politics in Afghanistan since 1839 / Edmund Yorke.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Robert Hale, 2012.Description: 448 pages, 32 un numbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780709091967
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS357.6. G7.
Contents:
Contents: Foreword by brigadier (retired) Ed Butler CBE DSO—Preface and acknowledgements—1. The lure of the Indus: the First Afghan War—2. Elphinstone's blunder—3. Retribution, fire and sword—4. Lytton's folly: the Second Afghan War 1878-80—5. Roberts' revenge—6. From defeat to victory: Maiwand to Kandahar—7. 'Amanullah's war': the Third Afghan War—8. Chasing the Taliban: the Fourth Afghan War—Select bibliography and references—Index.

“Includes bibliography”—(pages 426-437).

Contents: Foreword by brigadier (retired) Ed Butler CBE DSO—Preface and acknowledgements—1. The lure of the Indus: the First Afghan War—2. Elphinstone's blunder—3. Retribution, fire and sword—4. Lytton's folly: the Second Afghan War 1878-80—5. Roberts' revenge—6. From defeat to victory: Maiwand to Kandahar—7. 'Amanullah's war': the Third Afghan War—8. Chasing the Taliban: the Fourth Afghan War—Select bibliography and references—Index.

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