A Journal of the First Afghan War

by Brydon, Jane Robinson, Patrick Macrory, et al.

The first Afghan War of 1838-1842 witnessed one of the greatest defeats ever inflicted upon the British by an Asian enemy--the retreat from Kabul. On January 6, 1842, a British force that, with its followers numbered some 16,000, marched out of Kabul under an illusory safe conduct; one week later, nearly all of them- -men, women, and children--lay dead along the ninety mile route, some killed by the Afghan enemy, the rest frozen to death in the snow...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192803905
• ISBN13: 9780192803900
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.7"