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BARTHORP, MICHAEL. Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier, 1839-1947.
Cassell, (London, 2002), reprint.. 184 pp, large 8vo (9 13/16" H), laminated, flexible covers. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, maps. "British forces in India were in almost constant battle with Afghan hill tribes, the most implacable guerilla fighter in h istory. 'Frontier Warfare' was one of the most important tasks for the British army in India. It was a strange war fought to its own rules. Prisoners were seldom taken by either side. Over the years, the British introduced armoured vehicl e s a n d aircraft, but the key features of warfare on the Afghan frontier remained the same from Victorian times to World War II and the British withdrawal from the sub-continent in 1947. From the army immortalized by Kipling to the end of the B ri ti s h Em pi r e in India, Michael Barthorp reveals how the British dealt with Afghanistan." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor bump at corners of covers, very small bumps along bottom edges of covers and on e on fo re- ed ge of rear covers, specks of light color offset on rear cover - probably from another book. VG.
Offered for US$ 29.95 by: Capricorn Books - Book number: 15418
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