Afghan Wars And The North West Frontier 1839 1947

Author : Michael Barthorp
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0304362948

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Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier, 1839-1947 by Michael Barthorp Pdf

From the 1830s to Indian independence in 1947, British soldiers fought constant wars with the most implacable guerrilla-fighters in history. The Afghan mountain tribes were fiercely independent. For generations they had plundered the north Indian plain, until the British took charge and alternated between paying them subsidies (bribes to cease their raiding) and launching punitive military expeditions to teach them manners. It was a strange war fought to its own rules. Neither side took prisoners. Yet a grudging respect for the enemy and a concern to stick by unwritten codes of conduct governed this 100-year war. Immortalized by Kipling, the British Army in India fought along the frontier until the withdrawal from the sub-continent in 1947. Michael Barthorp tells the story in a vivid style.

Author : Arthur Swinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : India
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033814471

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North-West Frontier by Arthur Swinson Pdf

Author : James Gordon Elliott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : North-West Frontier Province (Pakistan)
ISBN : UOM:39015004319102

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The Frontier 1839-1947 by James Gordon Elliott Pdf

Author : Michael Barthorp
Publisher : Blandford
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008510094

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The North-west Frontier by Michael Barthorp Pdf

Author : Major Andrew M. Roe
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782896708

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British Governance Of The North-West Frontier (1919 To 1947): A Blueprint For Contemporary Afghanistan? by Major Andrew M. Roe Pdf

From the conclusion of the Third Afghan War (1919) to India’s Independence (1947), Great Britain governed the wild, mountainous territory of the North-West Frontier that borders Afghanistan. This control used a variety of mature political and military structures to successfully administer the tribal areas. The challenges faced by the British in the North-West Frontier are comparable to current problems the coalition and North Atlantic Treaty Organization face in Afghanistan. Looking at British solutions to similar problems in the same geographical area, albeit from a different era, has clear utility. This thesis provides a historical overview of Colonial India, reviews the political and military structures employed in the North-West Frontier (1919 to 1947), and discusses the current warfighting and reconstruction challenges faced in Afghanistan. It also identifies the pertinent lessons learned from the British experience that are transferable to settling the conflict and furthering the national reconstruction of Afghanistan. The thesis concludes by combining the lessons learned into a coherent four-step plan for the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

Author : T. A. Heathcote
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005014421

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The Afghan Wars, 1839-1919 by T. A. Heathcote Pdf

Author : C. Collin Davies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107662094

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The Problem of the North-West Frontier, 1890-1908 by C. Collin Davies Pdf

First published in 1932, this book presents a historical study of the problems associated with controlling the 'North-West Frontier' region of British India. The text focuses in the main on the period 1890 to 1908, although a survey of policy since 1849 is also provided. It was based almost entirely on analysis of numerous official documents and original sources, which are quoted throughout. Appendices and a select bibliography are included at the end. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on British India and historiography.

Author : Cuthbert Collin Davies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015015373627

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The Problem of the North-west Frontier, 1890-1908, with a Survey of Policy Since 1849 by Cuthbert Collin Davies Pdf

Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472810083

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The Anglo-Afghan Wars 1839–1919 by Gregory Fremont-Barnes Pdf

During the 19th century Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan, each one saw the British trying and failing to gain control of a warlike and impenetrable territory. The first two wars (1839–42 and 1878–81) were wars of the Great Game; the British Empire's attempts to combat growing Russian influence near India's borders. The third, fought in 1919, was an Afghan-declared holy war against British India – in which over 100,000 Afghans answered the call, and raised a force that would prove too great for the British Imperial army. Each of the three wars were plagued by military disasters, lengthy sieges and costly engagements for the British, and history has proved the Afghans a formidable foe and their country unconquerable. This book reveals the history of these three Anglo-Afghan wars, the imperial power struggles that led to conflict and the torturous experiences of the men on the ground. The book concludes with a brief overview of the background to today's conflict in Afghanistan, and sketches the historical parallels.

Author : Kevin Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Afghan Wars
ISBN : 1921719125

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War in Afghanistan by Kevin Baker Pdf

There have been few books which put the conflicts into the broadest perspective, and even fewer that also include in their narrative descriptions of the numerous wars and conflicts on the Northwest Frontier as well as Afghanistan. This book includes information on all such wars in Afghanistan, not just those involving British armies, and also describes their background. For the past four years Kevin Baker has been Lecturer and now Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy (UNSW at ADFA).

Author : Andrew M. Roe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215300406

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Waging War in Waziristan by Andrew M. Roe Pdf

A career soldier with on-the-ground experience presents a gripping history of the imperial British experience in Waziristan, a remote area of Pakistan. Distills the hard-earned British experience and offers some potentially useful lessons for the West and its current troubles in the same region--once described as the "epicenter of terrorism" and reputedly the hiding place of Osama bin Laden.

Author : Robert Wilkinson-Latham
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1977-12-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0850452759

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North-West Frontier 1837–1947 by Robert Wilkinson-Latham Pdf

For over a hundred years British and Indian troops were engaged on the North-West Frontier of India, policing the tribes, mounting expeditions, and guarding against the ever-present threat from Russia. Populated mainly by Pathans, one of the fiercest warrior races on earth, the Frontier came to be known as "The Grim" by generations of British soldiers. This book details not only the three Afghan wars but also the issues surrounding Chitral, Malakand and Tirah. Color illustrations and photographs offer a rare glimpse into life on the Frontier, illuminating Lord Curzon's remark, "No man who has read a page of Indian history will ever prophesy about the frontier."

Author : Jules Stewart
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752496078

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Savage Border by Jules Stewart Pdf

For centuries, Pakistan's North West Frontier has been seen as a lawless wilderness, which more recently has given sanctuary to Osama Bin Laden and other fundamentalist Muslim leaders. This, the first significant book on the territory for 40 years, includes first hand accounts of life and soldiering on the Frontier since the Second World War. It also tells how the British and invaders before and after the Raj, attempted to deal with this unpredictable land of the Pathans. The Savage Border provides an in-depth, highly accessible account of life and conflict on the North-West Frontier, covering not only the century of British rule since 1849, but also events since the creation of Pakistan in 1947. The author addresses key questions including 'What makes the Pathan so warlike and belligerent to outsiders, from Darius the Great in the 6th century BC to the US Marines in the 21st century AD?' and 'Can these tribesmen ever be brought into society's fold and persuaded to give up their terrorist comrades? The author is a specialist in North West Frontier affairs, who has travelled extensively in Pakistan.

Author : Robert Wilkinson-Latham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:464009087

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North-West Frontier 1837-1947 by Robert Wilkinson-Latham Pdf

Author : Archibald Forbes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1535208341

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Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 by Archibald Forbes Pdf

The First Anglo-Afghan War (also known as Auckland's Folly) was fought between the British East India Company and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842.[ It is famous for the killing of 4,500 British and Indian soldiers, plus 12,000 of their camp followers, by Afghan tribal fighters, but the British defeated the Afghans in the concluding engagement. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Asia between the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire.