Jules Stewart 
Crimson Snow [EPUB ebook] 
Britain’s First Disaster in Afghanistan

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In the mid-nineteenth century, the British and Russian Empires played the ‘Great Game, ‘ a rivalry for supremacy in Central Asia. To secure a ‘buffer zone’ in Afghanistan, between India and Russian territory, Britain launched the First Anglo-Afghan War in 1838. Initial success, including the imposition of a puppet regime supported by too few troops (a situation that has great resonance today), was followed by complete disaster in 1842, with 4, 500 soldiers and 12, 000 civilian camp followers killed by rebellious Afghans. Only one Briton is known to have escaped the massacre. This compelling story of imperial misadventure is told by Jules Stewart, a former Reuters journalist with considerable experience in the region and a specialist in North-West Frontier history, and has a foreword from General Sir David Richards, Chief of the General Staff and a former NATO commander in Afghanistan. It provides important parallels with our current commitments in this graveyard of ambitions, and illustrates how little has been learnt from the past.

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Dil İngilizce ● Biçim EPUB ● Sayfalar 256 ● ISBN 9780752476063 ● Dosya boyutu 1.6 MB ● Yayımcı The History Press ● Kent London ● Ülke GB ● Yayınlanan 2011 ● İndirilebilir 24 aylar ● Döviz EUR ● Kimlik 2341708 ● Kopya koruma Sosyal DRM

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