Author: India. Army. Intelligence Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: North-west frontier tribes between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers
Author: India. Army. Intelligence Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: North-West Frontier tribes between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers
Frontier and Overseas Expedition
Author: India. Army. Intelligence Branch
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
ISBN: 9781845743062
Category : Afghan Wars
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This volume opens with a description of the Afridi tribe, tthe terrain in which they lived , their fighting qualities, character and customs, which included skill in stealing rifles (among other things). Troops on the Frontier ofen slept with a chain through the trigger guard attached to thei wrists, or slept on thei rifles. Ther term Afridi covers eight clans,and seven of them are dealt with in the book.. According to this account ruthless, cowardly robbery and cold-blooded, treacherous murder were to an Afridi the salt of life. Another source refers to them as a most avaricious race, desperately fond of money with a sense of loyalty that depended on the how much was in it for them.. Characteristics like that, combilned with an undoubted fighting ability made for a treacherous though formidable foe, especially in their mountainous country. No wonder we had trouble with them! The narrative describes the background to and conduct of a series of expeditions against the various clans, in eac h case describing the strength of the column, the units involved and the name of the commander and the outc ome of the expedition. The other tribes such as the Orakzai, Zaimukht, Wazirs etc are covered in the same way, descriptions of the tribesmen, ofthe terrain in which they lived and of the expeditions sent against them.The period covered in this volume is from 1855 operations against the Afridis to the Kabul Khel expedition of 1902.
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
ISBN: 9781845743062
Category : Afghan Wars
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This volume opens with a description of the Afridi tribe, tthe terrain in which they lived , their fighting qualities, character and customs, which included skill in stealing rifles (among other things). Troops on the Frontier ofen slept with a chain through the trigger guard attached to thei wrists, or slept on thei rifles. Ther term Afridi covers eight clans,and seven of them are dealt with in the book.. According to this account ruthless, cowardly robbery and cold-blooded, treacherous murder were to an Afridi the salt of life. Another source refers to them as a most avaricious race, desperately fond of money with a sense of loyalty that depended on the how much was in it for them.. Characteristics like that, combilned with an undoubted fighting ability made for a treacherous though formidable foe, especially in their mountainous country. No wonder we had trouble with them! The narrative describes the background to and conduct of a series of expeditions against the various clans, in eac h case describing the strength of the column, the units involved and the name of the commander and the outc ome of the expedition. The other tribes such as the Orakzai, Zaimukht, Wazirs etc are covered in the same way, descriptions of the tribesmen, ofthe terrain in which they lived and of the expeditions sent against them.The period covered in this volume is from 1855 operations against the Afridis to the Kabul Khel expedition of 1902.
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India
North-West Frontier tribes between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers
Author: India. Army. Intelligence Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Azad Kashmir
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Azad Kashmir
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: Tribes north of the Kabul River ; Supplement A. Operations against the Mohmands (including operations in the Khaiber, 1st-7th May)
Author: India. Army. Intelligence Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balochistan Region
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balochistan Region
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: North-west frontier tribes between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers ; Supplement A. Operations against the Zakka Khel Afridis
Author: India. Army. Intelligence Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balochistan Region
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balochistan Region
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
North-West Frontier tribes between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers
Author: India. Army. Intelligence Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balochistan (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balochistan (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: Tribes north of the Kabul River
Author: India. Army. Intelligence Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balochistān (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balochistān (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description