The return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
William Dalrymple (Author)
Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges
Print Book, English, 2013
First edition
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2013