Waller, John H.

Beyond the Khyber Pass: The Road to British Disaster in the First Afghan War

Place_Pub: New York: Random House, 1990. First Edition. First Printing. 329, illus., maps, notes and references, bibliography, index, few library markings, ink note on rear DJ flap. Some creasing and small tear to top DJ edge. The brutal wars and international intrigues of the nineteenth century in India and Afghanistan culminated in the siege of Kabul and the deaths of 16, 000 British soldiers, their families, and camp followers. Condition: good, ex-lib., good.

Keywords: British Empire, Afghanistan, First Afghan War, India, Kabul, Afghan Wars, Eldred Pottinger, Alexander Burnes, Ranjit Singh

ISBN: 0394569342

[Book #52716]

Price: $35.00