Author: Philip Francis WalkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Afghanistan: a short account of Afghanistan, its history, and our dealings with it. With additional vol., bringing the history of the Afghan question down to 1885, 2 vols
Author: Philip Francis WalkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Afghanistan V1-2: Its History, and Our Dealings with It (1885)
Author: Philip Francis WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781436762113
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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Afghanistan
Author: P. F. WalkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
This book is a brief history of Afghanistan and its relations with the British Empire. It was published in London in 1881 as Parliament and the British public were debating policy toward Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, which was fought between 1878 and 1880. The author, Philip Francis Walker, was a London barrister who had recently served with the British army in Afghanistan, and the book contains vivid accounts of fierce fighting with the Afghans. In a typical passage, Walker describes the Afghan tribesmen as "being in great strength, fighting very courageously, and being well led." The most interesting aspect of the book is the summary, in the concluding pages, of the debate underway in Britain about future policy toward Afghanistan. According to Walker, three main plans were under discussion: "1st. That we should annex the whole country, including Herat. 2nd. That we should settle some chief, or chiefs, in the country, as securely as possible, and ourselves retire behind the scientific frontier, with, or without Candahar. 3rd. That we should evacuate most of the country, and continue to hold almost the same frontier [between British India and Afghanistan] as hitherto." Walker generally favored the second option, but the third was in fact followed by the Liberal government of Prime Minister William Gladstone.
The Athenaeum
Author: A history of Afghanistan
Author: Sir Percy SykesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Author: A Short Account of Afghanistan
Author: P. F. WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781409961413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
"The object of this book is to lay before the public a short history of Afghanistan, which, can be read in a few hours, and will give, the author trusts, an accurate account of the history of a country at the present time attracting considerable attention from the importance of its position in relation to our Indian Empire. The author having been present in Afghanistan during part of the Afghan war, is able in these pages to supply some details from his personal experience as well as information derived on the spot; for the rest, he wishes to express the obligations he is under towards the authorities from whom he has derived his information; they are-Kaye's "Afghanistan War, " various histories of India, Elphinstone's "Kingdom of Cabul, " the "Account of the Massacre of the Cabul Army, " by Lieutenant Eyre, Malleson's "History of Afghanistan, " and other books, together with letters and articles in various magazines and newspapers. "
Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Author: Afghanistan: a Short Account of Afghanistan, Its History, and Our Dealings with It
Author: P. F. WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781481882507
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The object of this book is to lay before the public a short history of Afghanistan, which, can be read in a few hours, and will give, the author trusts, an accurate account of the history of a country at the present time attracting considerable attention from the importance of its position in relation to our Indian Empire. The author having been present in Afghanistan during part of the Afghan war, is able in these pages to supply some details from his personal experience as well as information derived on the spot; for the rest, he wishes to express the obligations he is under towards the authorities from whom he has derived his information; they are--Kaye's "Afghanistan War," various historiesof India, Elphinstone's "Kingdom of Cabul," the "Account of the Massacre of the Cabul Army," by Lieutenant Eyre, Malleson's "History of Afghanistan," and other books, together with letters and articles in various magazines and newspapers.
Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description