With the Somersets in Afghanistan: The Recollections of an Officer of H. M. 40th Regiment During the First Afghan War 1838-42

by John Martin Bladen Neill

Book Overview

The road back to the Afghan capital after disaster

The writer of this vital first hand account of the First Afghan War was an officer serving with the 40th Foot. His regiment formed part of Nott's 'Candahar Division' and its role was as part of the so called 'army of retribution' which marched to Cabul to 'conclude' the conflict after the appalling disaster which culminated in the annihilation of a British army under Elphinstone as it retreated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857064908
• ISBN13: 9780857064905
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"