Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 by William Dalrymple

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42

William Dalrymple

515 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous medium-paced
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A Best Book of the Year: The Economist, Slate, Kirkus Reviews In 1839, nearly 20,000 British troops poured through the mountain passes into Afghanistan and installed the exiled Shah Shuja on the throne as their puppet. But after little more than t...

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