Download or read book With the Afghans Classic Reprint written by Claud Field and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from With the Afghans Peshawar that the Gospel was destined to penetrate into Afghanistan and Central Asia. His anticipations are now, more than half a century afterwards, being fulfilled, chiefly by the agency of the medical missions at Peshawar and Bannu, to which numerous tribesmen resort from trans-frontier districts, and from which they are known, in more than one instance, to have carried the Gospel message back to their fellow-countrymen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of the Afghans Classic Reprint written by Joseph Pierre Ferrier and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Afghans At a very early period French travellers greatly distinguished themselves in the East, and the names of Tavernier, Bernier, and Thevenot justify the assertion but the travels of General Ferrier are even of a more interesting character than those of these pioneers in Asiatic adventure; moreover, his sufferings were great while wending his weary way over the deserts of Central Asia, in some districts where European foot had never before left its imprint on the burning sands. The cruelty and hardships he then endured entitle him to the commiseration of every feeling mind, and the industry and perseverance that enabled him to collect and to preserve the materials for his History and Travels, under circumstances so adverse, are worthy of all admiration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The First Afghan War written by Mowbray Morris and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a brief account, written for a popular audience, of the First Anglo-Afghan War, published in 1878, the year that marked the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80). The First Anglo-Afghan War began in late 1838 when the British launched an invasion of Afghanistan from India with the aim of overthrowing the Afghan ruler, Amir Dōst Moḥammad Khān, and replacing him with the supposedly pro-British former ruler, Shāh Shujāʻ. The British were at first successful. They installed Shāh Shujāʻ as ruler in Jalalabad and forced Dōst Moḥammad to flee the country. But in 1841 Dōst Moḥammad returned to Afghanistan to lead an uprising against the invaders and Shāh Shujāʻ. In one of the most disastrous defeats in British military history, in January 1842 an Anglo-Indian force of 4,500 men and thousands of followers was annihilated by Afghan tribesmen. The British then sent a larger force from India to exact retribution and to recover hostages, before finally withdrawing in October 1842. The concluding sentence of this book sums up the essential futility of the conflict: "And so the English army left secure on the throne of Afghanistan the dynasty they had spent so many millions of treasure and so many lives to overthrow." The book is by Mowbray Walter Morris (1847-1911), editor of Macmillan's Magazine and the author of works of biography and literary criticism.
Download or read book The First Afghan War Classic Reprint written by Mowbray Morris and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The First Afghan War But the idea still lived in Napoleon's restless heart. The original treaty with Paul was discussed with his successor Alexander, and in 1808 a French mission, with the avowed design of organizing the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Foxtrot in Kandahar written by Duane Evans and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling true story of courage and duty after 9/11—“an extraordinary read from cover to cover . . . Gritty, frustrating, brutal, exhilarating” (Midwest Book Review). Within hours after the World Trade Center attacks in 2001, ex-Green Beret Duane Evans began a personal quest to become part of the US response against al-Qa’ida. His determination led him to join one of the CIAs elite teams bound for Afghanistan. It was a journey that eventually took him to the front lines in Pakistan—first as part of the advanced element of a CIA group supporting President Hamid Karzai, and finally as leader of the under-resourced and often overlooked Foxtrot team. Evans’s mission was to venture into southern Afghanistan, where the Taliban and al-Qa’ida held sway, and try to organize a cohesive resistance among the fractious warlords and tribal leaders. He traveled in the company of Pashtun warriors—one of only a handful of Americans pushing forward across the desert into some of the most dangerous, yet mesmerizingly beautiful, landscape on earth. Brilliantly crafted and fast-paced, Foxtrot in Kandahar “dramatically reports the huge challenges and exceptional success of [Evans’s] and his brothers’ work in Afghanistan defeating the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in nine weeks” (Ambassador Cofer Black, former director, Counterterrorist Center, CIA).
Download or read book For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes Classic Reprint written by G. A. Henty and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from For Name and Fame or Through Afghan Passes In following the hero of this story with the British army during the last war in Afghanistan, you will be improving your acquaintance with a country which is at present, and is likely to be so for a long time, of supreme interest to Englishmen. Afghan istan stands as a dividing line between the two great empires of England and Russia, and is certain, sooner or later, to become the scene of a tremendous struggle between these nations; possibly the struggle may have begun before these pages are read by you. Hap pily, at the present time the Afghans are on our side. It is true that we have lately warred with and beaten them, but our retirement after victory has at least shown them that we have no desire to take their country; while, on the other hand, they know that for those upon whom Russia has once laid her hand there is no escape. In these pages you Will see the strength and the weakness of these wild people of the mountains; their strength lying in their personal bravery, their determination to preserve their freedom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of the War in Afghanistan Vol 1 of 3 Classic Reprint written by John William Kaye and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 1 of 3 The present Edition of the History of tae War in Afghanistan has been thoroughly revised; and several alterations have been made, which I hope mav be fairly regarded also as emendations. Some of the notes have been abridged; and others, when the importance of their subject-matter seemed to warrant it, have been incorporated with the text. I have freely and gratefully availed myself of such information and such suggestions as have been furnished to me by others since the first appearance of the Work, whilst my own more recent historical and biographical researches have enabled me to illustrate more fully in some places my original con ceptions, and in others to modify or to correct them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Afghanistan Vol 18 Classic Reprint written by Angus Hamilton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Afghanistan, Vol. 18 But the volume does more than this: it describes the natural features of this wild and wonderful country With its arid plains and mountain passes commanded by forbidding fortresses, gives an account of its industries and products, furnishes pictures of its palaces, its court life, and its bazaars; describes its administration and its laws, and introduces the reader to the intimate details of a land Which has hitherto been practically unknown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Afghan Question written by Duke Of Argyll and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Afghan Question: From 1841 to 1878 I republish in a separate form those Chapters of my recent work on the History of the Eastern Question which refer to the conduct of the Govern ment towards the late Ameer of Afghanistan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book AFGHANISTAN CLASSIC REPRINT written by ANGUS. HAMILTON and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kingdom of Afghanistan written by George P. Tate and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Kingdom of Afghanistan: A Historical Sketch The book contains here and there passages in which I do not entirely agree but this is inevitable in all such cases. Mr. Tate has Certainly brought to his work not only knowledge and sym pathy but much care and research. A book of the kind is really wanted, and I hope it may meet with the attention it deserves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book To Herat and Cabul A Story of the First Afghan War Classic Reprint written by G. A. Henty and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-21 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from To Herat and Cabul: A Story of the First Afghan War In the military history of this country there is no darker page than the destruction Of a considerable British force in the terrible defiles between Cabul and J ellalabad in January, 1842. Of all the wars in which our troops have taken part never was one entered upon so recklessly or so unjustifiably. The ruler Of Afghanistan, Dost Mahomed, was sincerely anxious for our friendship. He was alarmed at the menacing attitude Of Russia, which, in conjunction with Persia, was threatening his dominions and intriguing with the princes at Candahar. Our commissioner at Cabul, Mr. Burnes, ' was convinced Of the Ameer's honesty Of intention, and protested most strongly against the course taken by the Indian government, who determined upon setting up a dis credited prince, who had for many years been a fugitive in India, in place Of Dost Mahomed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of the War in Afghanistan Vol 3 of 3 Classic Reprint written by John William Kaye and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 3 of 3 Ellenborough - Opening Measures of his Administration Departure for Allahabad - His Indecision - The Withdrawal Orders - Their Eflects - The Missing Letter - Negotiations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Afghan Wars written by Archibald Forbes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Afghan Wars: 1839-42 and 1878-80 Since it was the British complications with Persia which mainly furnished what pretext there was for the invasion of Afghanistan by an anglo-indian army in 1839, some brief recital is necessary of the relations between Great Britain and Persia prior to that aggression. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Bookseller of Kabul written by Åsne Seierstad and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This phenomenal international bestseller is "an admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand" (Washington Post). This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. The Bookseller of Kabul is startling in its intimacy and its details — a revelation of the plight of Afghan women and a window into the surprising realities of daily life in Afghanistan. "The most intimate description of an Afghan household ever produced by a Western journalist...Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer." —New York Times Book Review
Download or read book Afghanistan and the Central Asian Question written by Fred H. Fisher and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Afghanistan and the Central Asian Question: With Map The author's best apology for the present book must be the absence of any single English work, so far, at least, as he knows, which professes to give a comprehensive account of the land of the Afghans, the people, and their history, including all that is most important in the past, as well as the more immediately interesting subject of the present, te lations of Afghanistan with Great Britain. If the following pages in any way carry out the above.idea of what is required at the present juncture of affairs on our Indian frontier, the author's object will have been accomplished. It remains to him to acknow ledge the very great obligations under which he' lies to the authors and publications named on a subsequent page, besides many that have escaped mention. One subject of regret the author has had in con nection with this work. Habad hoped to have been able himself to see it through the press; but. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of the War in Afghanistan Vol 2 of 3 Classic Reprint written by John William Kaye and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 2 of 3 Restored to the home of his fathers, Shah Soojah was not contented. Even during the excitement of the march to Caubul he had complained of the narrow kingdom to which he was about to return and now, as he looked out from the windows of his palace over the fair expanse of country beneath him, he sighed to think that the empire of Ahmed Shah had been so grievously curtailed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
