Churchill's First War: Young Winston at War with the Afghans

by Con Coughlin

Book Overview

Churchill's First War by Con Coughlin is a fascinating account of Winston Churchill's early military career fighting in the 1890 Afghan campaign, offering fresh and revealing parallels into today's war in Afghanistan Just over a century ago British troops were fighting a vicious frontier war against Pashtun tribeman on the North West Frontier--the great-great-grandfathers of the Taliban and tribal insurgents in modern-day Afghanistan. Winston Churchill,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250043042
• ISBN13: 9781250043047
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"