Brigade Commander: Afghanistan-The Journal of the Commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kandahar Field Force During the Second Afghan Wa

by Henry Brooke and Henry Francis Brooke

Book Overview

A hopeless mission in a hostile land

This is an essential book for anyone interested in warfare in Afghanistan. The author, Henry Brooke was given a brigade to command in the field, but soon found himself cooped up behind the walls of Kandahar surrounded by hostile tribesmen within an equally hostile environment. In his writings Brooke makes it clear that he has little faith in his mission from the outset. Inevitably his misgivings are well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846775698
• ISBN13: 9781846775697
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"