Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408818302 ISBN 13: 9781408818305
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Zustand: VeryGood. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408818302 ISBN 13: 9781408818305
Anbieter: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408818302 ISBN 13: 9781408818305
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Good. notcieable staining wear and creasing.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408818302 ISBN 13: 9781408818305
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Good. In the spring of 1839, the British invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos, nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops poured through the high mountain passes and re-established on the throne Shah Shuja ul-Mulk. On the way in, the British faced little resistance. But after two years of occupation, the Afghan people rose in answer to the call for jihad and the country exploded into violent rebellion. The First Anglo-Afghan War ended in Britain's greatest military humiliation of the nineteenth century: an entire army of the then most powerful nation in the world ambushed in retreat and utterly routed by poorly equipped tribesmen. Return of a King is the definitive analysis of the First Afghan War, told through the lives of unforgettable characters on all sides and using for the first time contemporary Afghan accounts of the conflict. Prize-winning and bestselling historian William Dalrymple's masterful retelling of Britain's greatest imperial disaster is a powerful and important parable of colonial ambition and cultural collision, folly and hubris, for our times. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408818302 ISBN 13: 9781408818305
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. In the spring of 1839, the British invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos, nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops poured through the high mountain passes and re-established on the throne Shah Shuja ul-Mulk. On the way in, the British faced little resistance. But after two years of occupation, the Afghan people rose in answer to the call for jihad and the country exploded into violent rebellion. The First Anglo-Afghan War ended in Britain's greatest military humiliation of the nineteenth century: an entire army of the then most powerful nation in the world ambushed in retreat and utterly routed by poorly equipped tribesmen. Return of a King is the definitive analysis of the First Afghan War, told through the lives of unforgettable characters on all sides and using for the first time contemporary Afghan accounts of the conflict. Prize-winning and bestselling historian William Dalrymple's masterful retelling of Britain's greatest imperial disaster is a powerful and important parable of colonial ambition and cultural collision, folly and hubris, for our times. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408818302 ISBN 13: 9781408818305
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Hardcover. Zustand: Très bon. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408818302 ISBN 13: 9781408818305
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Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing, London,, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408818302 ISBN 13: 9781408818305
Anbieter: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publishers red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed by the author on the title page. Flatsigned. ISBN: 1408818302 Pages: 567 Very good indeed in very good indeed bright clean dust jacket, with very slight creasing at edges. Signedes.