The Dark Defile
Download or Read eBook The Dark Defile PDF written by Diana Preston and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Diana Preston |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2012-02-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780802779823 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0802779824 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Dark Defile by : Diana Preston
Book excerpt: An account of the mid-19th-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, in a volume that profiles key contributors and discusses how the war set the stage for subsequent hostilities.
