Author: George LawrencePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336880202X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Reminiscences of Forty-Three Years in India
Author: George LawrencePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336880202X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Reminiscences of Forty-three Years in India. Including the Cabul Disasters, Captivities in Affghanistan and the Punjaub, and a Narrative of the Mutinies in Rajputana
Author: George LawrencePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385393647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Seven Sixes are Forty Three
Author: Kiran NagarkarPublisher: Katha
ISBN: 9788187649748
Category : Experimental fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
It s a complex universe that Kiran Nagarkar leads us into. Seven Sixes are Forty Three explores the dimensions of relationships in terms of an empty physicality and loneliness as an inherent element in modern lives. Translated by Subha Slee, the novel s quest for compatibility is inspiring.
The Dark Defile
Author: Diana PrestonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 080277606X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"The consequences of crossing the Indus once to settle a government in Afghanistan will be a perennial march into that country."--The Duke of Wellington, 1838 "There is nothing more to be dreaded or guarded against in our endeavor to re-establish the Afghan monarchy than the overweening confidence with which Europeans are too often accustomed to regard the excellence of their own institutions and the anxiety that they display to introduce them in new and untried soils."--Claude Wade, January 1839. Convinced in 1839 that Britain's invaluable empire in India was threatened by Russia, Persia, and Afghan tribes, the British government ordered its Army of the Indus into Afghanistan to oust from power the independent-minded king Dost Mohammed and install in Kabul the unpopular puppet ruler Shah Shuja. Expecting a quick campaign, the British found themselves trapped by unforeseen circumstances; eventually the tribes united and the seemingly omnipotent army was slaughtered in 1842 as it desperately retreated through the mountain passes from Kabul to Jalalabad. Only one man survived. Diana Preston vividly recounts the drama of this First Afghan War, the opening salvo in the strategic rivalry between Britain and Russia for supremacy in Central Asia. As insightful about geography as she is about political and military miscalculation, Preston draws on rarely documented letters and diaries to bring alive long lost characters--Lord Auckland, the weak British Governor-General in India; his impetuous aide William McNaghten; the prescient adventurer-envoy Alexander Burnes, whose sage advice was steadfastly ignored. A model of compelling narrative history, The First Afghan War is a cautionary tale that resonates loudly today.
Nicholson
Author: Donal P. McCrackenPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750989742
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Born in Dublin in 1822, Lieutenant-General John Nicholson was raised and educated in Ireland. He joined the East India Company's Bengal Army as 16-year old boy-soldier and he saw action in Afghanistan, the two Anglo-Sikh wars and the Great Rebellion or Mutiny. He died in the thick of battle as the British army he was leading stormed the ancient city of Delhi in September 1857. He was only 34 years old. His legacy and his legend as the 'Hero of Delhi', however, far outlived him. As well as the Indian cult drawn to him, at home he became a hero and was portrayed in epic stories for children, inspiring generations of young boys to join the army in his footsteps. In more recent times, some turned the hero into a villain; others continue to consider him the finest army front-line British field commander of the Victorian era.
Reminiscences of Forty-three Years in India
Author: George LawrencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The Nature of Endangerment in India
Author: Ezra RashkowPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192868527
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This book is a study of the concepts of endangerment and extinction. Examining interlinking discourses of biological and cultural diversity loss in western and central India, it problematizes the long history of human endangerment and extinction discourse.
The Encyclopædia of Missions
Author: Edwin Munsell BlissPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missionary societies
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
A Million Broken Windows: The Magic and Mystique of Bombay Cricket
Author: Makarand WaingankarPublisher: Westland
ISBN: 9395767863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
About the Book A CRICKETING HISTORY CAPTURING THE SPORTING SPIRIT OF THE CITY OF BOMBAY. There was a time when Bombay was almost synonymous with cricket in India. A Million Broken Windows is the story of how that came to be: of the players who filled the gullies and maidans of the city with their exuberant and institutively skilful play, of the coaches who spotted talent and created opportunities for their boys to grow, and of the crowds that came to cheer their teams, weekday or weekend. Together they ensured that, whatever the result, the joy of competing and pushing oneself, and others, to do better was never lost. Since the inception of the Ranji trophy, Bombay has lifted the trophy forty-one times. Its batsmen and bowlers have had starring roles in match after match, across tournaments, formats and continents. Captains, coaches, administrators—Bombay has contributed to the game in every possible way. The book is both a tribute and a testimony to the conquestorial yet generous spirit that animates the game in the city that is the birthplace of cricket in India.
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