Return of a King
The Battle for Afghanistan
by William Dalrymple
- Publication
- First published 2013
- ISBNs
- 9780307948533, 9781408818305, 9780307958297
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Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges.
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