War in Afghanistan : a short history of eighty wars and conflicts in Afghanistan and the North-west frontier 1839-2011.

Kevin Baker's well-researched history, which draws heavily on resources such as unit histories, presents an important background briefing to the conflicts in Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan. There have been few books which put the conflicts into the broadest perspective and even fewer that a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baker, K. J. (Kevin James) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Kenthurst, N.S.W. : Rosenberg Publishing, 2011.
Subjects:
Afghan Wars.
Guerres anglo-afghanes.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Afghan Wars
Afghanistan > History, Military.
Afghanistan > History.
India > History, Military.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) > History, Military.
Afghānistān > Histoire.
Pakistan > Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
India.
Afghanistan.
History.
Military history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842
  • Thirteen small wars, 1849-1859
  • Eight expeditions of 'pacification', 1860-1878
  • Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1878-1880
  • Twelve wars of Abdur Rahman Khan, 1863-1896
  • Thirteen peacekeeping operations, 1879-1895
  • Great frontier revolt, 1897-1898
  • Four peacekeeping operations, 1900-1915
  • Third Anglo-Afghan War, 1919
  • Ten operations, 1917-1941
  • Afghan revolt, 1924-1925
  • Afghan civil war, 1928-1929
  • Daoud Khan's two coups, 1953 and 1973
  • Pashtun revolt of 1959
  • Saur Revolution, 1978
  • Nuristan uprising, 1978-1979
  • Soviet invasion, and resistance, 1979-1988
  • Afghan civil war, 1989-1994
  • Taliban surge, 1994-2001
  • Anti-Taliban war, 2001-2002
  • Taliban insurgency, 2002-2011
  • Concluding comments
  • Appendix: Eighty wars of Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier, 1839-2009.

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