Bibliograph

In Afghanistan, two hundred years of British, Russian and American occupation, David Loyn

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In Afghanistan, two hundred years of British, Russian and American occupation, David Loyn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In Afghanistan

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

277086187

Responsibility statement

David Loyn

Sub title

two hundred years of British, Russian and American occupation

Table Of Contents

First encounters and the first Anglo-Afghan War, 1808-1842. Wild and strange ; A war of robbery ; Retreat -- Russian moves and the second Anglo-Afghan War, 1842-1880. The Great Game ; "Afghanistan as a whole could no longer exist" -- Making the frontier : the third Anglo-Afghan War and Afghan reform, 1880-1933. The Oasis War and the Durand Line ; "Tribes generally are rising" ; Bolt from the blue -- Revolution and the Soviet invasion, 1973-1994. "Muslim reactionaries" ; Charlie Horse ; "Fighting to the last Afghan" -- The Taliban and the U.S.-led invasion, 1994-2008. Virtue and vice ; Sons of dust ; The cheaper man

Target audience

adult

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