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THE AFGHAN WARS 1839-42 AND 1878-80.
by FORBES, Archibald
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- Hardcover
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New York 1892, Scribner's. Brown cloth, very clean, crisp copy, 337p., index, portrait, 9 plans & illustrations.SCARCE A clear account of the first war: march to Cabul, occuation, beginning of the end, road to ruin, catastrophe, siege and defense of Jellalabad, retribution & rescue. Second war: the first campaign, opening of the 2nd campaign, lull before the storm, defensive Sherpur, Ahmed Khel, the Ameer Abdurrahman, Maiwand and the Great march, battle of Candahar. Exciting ! .
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- Title
- THE AFGHAN WARS 1839-42 AND 1878-80.
- Author
- FORBES, Archibald
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- Used -
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Central Asia: Eclectic References On The Region; India: Items About The Country, People & Culture, All Disciplines;
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