The Afghan Wara
- ISBN-10
- 1850779023
- ISBN-13
- 9781850779025
- Category
- Afghan Wars
- Pages
- 337
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Hyperion Books
- Author
- Archibald Forbes
Description
The Afghan Wars of 1839-1842 and 1878-1880 were the direct result of Russian and British imperial designs for the expansions of the respective spheres of influence. This book is a scholarly history of those wars.
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