9780394569345 - Beyond the Khyber Pass: The Road to British Disaster in the First Afghan War von Waller, John H. (11 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. DJ lightly edgeworn. ; 1.4 x 9.5 x 6.4 Inches; 329 pages.

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG (bottom corners bumped). Zustand des Schutzumschlags: DJ VG- (corner tear). BCE (1st thus). 329pp. Account of the brutal wars and international intrigues of the nineteenth century in India and Afghanistan - the British side of the "Great Game" that culminated in the siege of Kabul and the deaths of 16,000 British soldiers, their families and camp followers. A cautionary tale of the dangers of imperial ambition in central Asia. Size: Large Octavo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Random House, 1990. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with previous owner's names and date on front flyleaf. Dust jacket is very good with small tears and shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Kinuko Y. Craft (Jacket illustration) (illustrator). xxxiii, [1], 329, [3] pages. Illustrations. Map. Notes and References. Bibliography. Index. John Henry Waller (May 8, 1923 - November 4, 2004) was an American historian and author, as well as the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1980. In 1943 he began serving in the Office of Strategic Services, working in counterespionage. From 1947 to 1953, Waller served as vice-consul with the United States Foreign Service in Iran. He was a special assistant to the ambassador in New Delhi, India from 1955 to 1957 and from 1968 to 1971. Waller served in Khartoum, Sudan from 1960 to 1960, then as an analyst in the United States Department of State from 1962 to 1968. Waller was Chief of the CIA's Near East Division from 1971 to 1975. During his career he was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal and the National Civil Service Award. Derived from a Kirkus review: It is Waller's ability to paint a picture, as well as tell a story, of why and how the British fought the Afghans that makes the volume such a success. As with most wars, the First Afghan War (1839-1842), Waller demonstrates, came about because events took on their own momentum. Tactics and courage that had vanquished German, Russian, Indian, and Frenchman were useless and redundant in the rocky passes of Kabul. By the time the British wanted to withdraw from the area, they couldn't. At the end of the conflict, the most humiliating of the century for London, the British had lost pride, face, and 15,000 men--the same number of casualties inflicted upon the Soviet Union a century and a half later. The example and precedent of British vulnerability led to uprisings in other parts of the empire. Waller's book, military history at its most immediate and tantalizing, offers lessons worth heeding. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing.

Zustand: good, ex-lib., good. First Edition. First Printing. 329, illus., maps, notes and references, bibliography, index, few library markings, ink note on rear DJ flap. Some creasing and small tear to top DJ edge. The brutal wars and international intrigues of the nineteenth century in India and Afghanistan culminated in the siege of Kabul and the deaths of 16, 000 British soldiers, their families, and camp followers.