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Author : T. A. Heathcote
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005014421
Author : Tony A. Heathcote
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:488655541
Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Afghan Wars
ISBN : 1472895169
"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Author : Heathcote
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1982-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0882546805
Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472810083
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 : Archibald Forbes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1535208341
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.
Author : Archibald Forbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Afghan Wars
ISBN : UCAL:$B321098
Author : Archibald Forbes
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781616405205
The Afghan Wars, written by Archibald Forbes in 1892, is a British account of two Anglo-Afghan wars, fought between British India and Afghanistan; the first war took place from 1839-1842, and and the second from 1878-1880. Though history dictates the conclusion of both British invasions (in which neither side really wins the wars and the Britons retreat twice, but still accomplish their objectives), Forbes' account is saturated with details of the occupations and soldiers' experiences, while still conveying the overall experience and outcome of each war. It also includes illustrations of important figures and war plans which complement Forbes' descriptions. This work is perfect for students of British and Middle Eastern military history. ARCHIBALD FORBES (1838-1900) was a British war correspondent born in Morayshire, Scotland. He attended the University of Aberdeen before entering the Royal Dragoons as a private. He was injured and released from his regiment; he was working as a journalist in London when the Franco-Prussian War began in 1870 and he was drafted to the front lines as a correspondent. He became a representative for the Daily News which publicized his work in intelligence transmission. After the war, he traveled to Spain, India, Serbia, Cyprus, and South Africa, working for the Daily News and reporting on various wars and campaigns. Forbes also authored several books, including an autobiography, about his experiences.
Author : Antoinette Burton
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822376699
Designed for classroom use, The First Anglo-Afghan Wars gathers in one volume primary source materials related to the first two wars that Great Britain launched against native leaders of the Afghan region. From 1839 to 1842, and again from 1878 to 1880, Britain fought to expand its empire and prevent Russian expansion into the region's northwest frontier, which was considered the gateway to India, the jewel in Victorian Britain's imperial crown. Spanning from 1817 to 1919, the selections reflect the complex national, international, and anticolonial interests entangled in Central Asia at the time. The documents, each of which is preceded by a brief introduction, bring the nineteenth-century wars alive through the opinions of those who participated in or lived through the conflicts. They portray the struggle for control of the region from the perspectives of women and non-Westerners, as well as well-known figures including Kipling and Churchill. Filled with military and civilian voices, the collection clearly demonstrates the challenges that Central Asia posed to powers attempting to secure and claim the region. It is a cautionary tale, unheeded by Western powers in the post–9/11 era.
Author : Archibal Forbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 889267787X
Author : Richard Macrory Hon KC
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472813992
In 1839 forces of the British East India Company crossed the Indus to invade Afghanistan on the pretext of reinstating a former king Shah Soojah to his rightful throne. The reality was that this was another step in Britain's Great Game – Afghanistan would create a buffer to any potential Russian expansion towards India. This history traces the initial, campaign which would see the British easily occupy Kabul and the rebellion that two years later would see the British army humbled. Forced to negotiate a surrender the British fled Kabul en masse in the harsh Afghan winter. Decimated by Afghan guerilla attacks and by the harsh cold and a lack of food and supplies just one European – Dr Brydon would make it to the safety of Jalalabad five days later. This book goes on to trace the retribution attack on Kabul the following year, which destroyed the symbolic Mogul Bazaar before rapidly withdrawing and leaving Afghanistan in peace for nearly a generation.
Author : Archibald Forbes
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387317343
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : Edgar O'Ballance
Publisher : Barssey's
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Afghan Wars
ISBN : 0080407226
This is the first book to cover Afghanistan's three Anglo-Afghan wars of the 19th century, the recent ten years Soviet occupation and its subsequent civil war.
Author : Archibald Forbes
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494134438
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1892 Edition.
Author : Archibald Forbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 024368701X