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title: "The First Afghan War 1839–42: Invasion, catastrophe and retreat"
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# The First Afghan War 1839–42: Invasion, catastrophe and retreat

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## Customer Reviews

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    Five Stars
  

*by B***S on Reviewed in Canada on 30 October 2017*

lots of good information!

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    Five stars
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2017*

This is a fascinating account of the Afghan war of 1839, the first of a long series of  ill-fated campaigns in that country that continues to the present day. It has all the elements of an adventure story, parading a gallery of larger-than-life characters-  double-agents, maharajas, colonial grandees- many of whom show impressive fortitude and resilience in harrowingly adverse circumstances when events turn against them. There are vivid descriptions of the sieges, victories, and set-backs of the advance on Kabul set against the epic grandeur of the Hindu Kush. Once in Kabul the ill-conceived basis of the plan for regime change leads inevitably to disaster (not for the last time) and after two years a chaotic evacuation is the eventual outcome. The horror of the disastrous withdrawal turns into a catastrophe on a par with Napoleon's retreat from Moscow thirty years before, if on a smaller scale. One llone starving medical officer is the only soldier to make it back to safety in Jalalabad, though some who had been taken prisoner were released at a later date.Despite its brevity, the book treats its subject in great detail without there being any sense of over-compression as the writing is of very high quality. The illustrations are very competently done and evocative, and a plentiful iconography is provided consisting of contemporary depictions of the events and their protagonists and various cultural props pertaining to them, as well as many maps and diagrams.I  thoroughly recommend this fascinating read, which is not only a good if harrowing story, but also enriches one's perspective on current events in that part of the world.

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    Recensione  The First Afghan War 1839-42 book
  
  

*by M***O on Reviewed in Italy on 10 November 2016*

Libro della Osprey, quindi molto ben fatto sia dal punto di vista grafico che per la ricchezza e precisione dei contenuti.E' molto ben illustrato e il contenuto, pur se limitato nelle pagine, è molto esaustivo e completo.Un ottimo libro che consiglio agli amanti del genere militaria.

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