The First Afghan War 183942 - 9781472813978

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The First Afghan War 183942Invasion, catastrophe and retreat\nAuthor(s): Richard Macrory Hon KC, Peter Dennis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781472813978, 978-1472813978\nSynopsis\nA highly illustrated study of the First Afghan War, a bitter setback for British forces in the Great Game played out in the 19th century.\n\nIn 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 Britains Great Game Afghanistan would create a buffer to any potential Russian expansion towards India.\n\nThis 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 Af.