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William dalrymple s history of britains 19thcentury campaigns in afghanistan highlights unmissable parallels with more recent events jason burke sat 26 jan 20 09. William dalrymples colourful history of the first british campaign in afghanistan draws effective parallels with recent events, writes ian. In the spring of 1839 british forces invaded afghanistan for the first time, reestablishing shah shuja on the throne and ushering in a period of conflict over the territory still unresolved today. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos. William dalrymple books buy william dalrymple books at indias best online shopping store. William dalrymples history of britains 19thcentury campaigns in afghanistan highlights unmissable parallels with more recent events jason burke sat. Return of a king by william dalrymple boffins books. William dalrymple is a highly awarded writer and historian, famous for his travels through india and his interest in religion, history, and art of the middle east when he. Of the books swooped into being by his scholarship. Shortlisted for the samuel johnson prize 20, return of a king is the definitive analysis of the first afghan war, told through the lives of unforgettable characters on all sides and using for the first time contemporary afghan accounts of the conflict. William dalrymple, do is a family medicine specialist in henderson, nv. The king of the books title shah shuja was a british appointment and gratifyingly pliable. A selfconfessed indophile, many of his subsequent works city of djinns, age of kali were. William dalrymples return of a king is not just a riveting account of one imperial disaster on the roof of the world.
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