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Author Loyn, David.
Title Butcher & bolt / David Loyn.
Publication Info. London : Hutchinson, c2008.
Open Library Cover
Location Call No. Status
 Stack 2  958 L    IN LIBRARY
Description xl, 351 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-330) and index.
Note Maps on lining papers.
Contents First encounters and the first Anglo-Afghan war 1808-1842 -- Russian moves and the second Anglo-Afghan war 1842-1880 -- Making the frontier, the third Anglo-Afghan war and Afghan reform 1880-1933 -- Revolution and the Soviet invasion 1973-1994 -- The Taliban and the US-led invasion 1994-2008.
Subject Afghan Wars.
Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 19th century.
Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Afghanistan -- Foreign relations -- History.
Intervention (International law) -- Afghanistan.
Added Title Butcher and bolt
Note Subtitle on jacket : Two hundred years of foreign engagement in Afghanistan
ISBN 9780091921408 (hbk.)
0091921406 (hbk.)