Richard Macrory: The First Afghan War 1839-42 [2016] paperback Condition:New and perfectly executed

and perfectly executed

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Richard Macrory: The First Afghan War 1839-42 [2016] paperback Condition:New and perfectly executedIn 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 Britain's Great Game Afghanistan would create a buffer to any potential Russian expansion towards India. This history traces the initial, campaign which would see the British easily occupy Kabul and the rebellion that two years later would