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Afghan Wars: And the North-West Frontier 1839-1947 by Barthorp, Michael is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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It was the most fought after frontier ever, immortalized in poetry by Kipling: from the 1830s to Indian independence in 1947, British forces engaged in almost-constant battle with the most implacable guerrillas in history. The Afghan mountain tribes were fiercely independent, and for years plundered the north Indian plain...until the English arrived. Then, in a strange war, the British alternated between paying the Afghans subsidies to quell their raiding and launching punitive military expeditions. Nonetheless, a grudging respect for the enemy and a concern to stick by unwritten codes of conduct governed this hundred-years war. From The Lives of a Bengal Lancer to Carry On Up the Khyber, these confrontations have been a rich source of inspiration for novelists and filmmakers-and here the true story is told in a unique and vivid style.

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Author

Barthorp, Michael

Publisher

Cassell; Orion Publishing Group, Limited

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780304362943

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.3 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14