THE DARK DEFILE: Britain's catastrophic invasion of Afghanistan, 1838-1842
by Diana Preston
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0802779824
- ISBN 13
- 9780802779823
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Walker & Company, 2012. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo,.. cloth, gilt spine, vii, 307 pages : illustrations, maps, An account of the mid-nineteenth-century war in Afghanistan documents how the British government sought to protect regional interests by attempting to install a puppet ruler only to be defeated by united Afghanistan tribes..
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125315
- Title
- THE DARK DEFILE: Britain's catastrophic invasion of Afghanistan, 1838-1842
- Author
- Diana Preston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802779824
- ISBN 13
- 9780802779823
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo,.
- Keywords
- Afghanistan -- History -- British Intervention, 1838-1842.,Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 19th century., British -- Afghanistan -- History -- 19th century.,Afghanistan.
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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