A01=Brian Robson
Author_Brian Robson
british invasion of afghanistan
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friendly government
russia
russian influence
the second afghan war 1878-1881
Product details
- ISBN 9781862271968
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2008
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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When the British invaded Afghanistan in 1878, forty years after the first attempt, it was to scotch Russian influence and to install a friendly government. This book accounts various questions such as why it was fought, why it was necessary, who was responsible and what it achieved.
(Location: Hove, East Sussex) is a distinguished former civil servant who has retired from the post of Deputy Under Secretary of State at the British Ministry of Defence. He has served in both the British and Indian armies and is the author of the definitive work on the swords of the British Army.
