03298nam 2200577Ia 450 991046203910332120200520144314.01-921719-39-7(CKB)2670000000210233(EBL)932980(OCoLC)795120466(SSID)ssj0000694235(PQKBManifestationID)11447955(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000694235(PQKBWorkID)10666992(PQKB)10994216(MiAaPQ)EBC932980(Au-PeEL)EBL932980(CaPaEBR)ebr10601779(EXLCZ)99267000000021023320110221d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWar in Afghanistan[electronic resource] a short history of eighty wars and conflicts in Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier 1839-2011 /Kevin Baker1st ed.Kenthurst, N.S.W. Rosenberg Publishing20111 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-921719-12-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-251) and index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-257) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE 1839-1878; 1. First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842; 2. Thirteen Small Wars, 1849-1859; 3. Eight Expeditions of 'Pacification', 1860-1878; PART TWO 1878-1919; 4. Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1878-1880; 5.The Twelve Wars of Abdur Rahman Khan, 1863-1896; 6. Thirteen Peacekeeping Operations, 1879-1895; 7. The Great Frontier Revolt-Five Campaigns, 1897-1898; 8. Four Peacekeeping Operations, 1900-1915; PART THREE 1919-1978; 9. Third Anglo-Afghan War, 1919; 10. Ten Operations, 1917-1941; 11. The Afghan Revolt, 1924-192512. Afghan Civil War, 1928-192913. Daoud Khan's Two Coups, 1953 and 1973; 14. The Pashtun Revolt of 1959; PART FOUR 1978-2011; 15. The Saur Revolution, 1978; 16. Nuristan Uprising, 1978-1979; 17. The Soviet Invasion and Resistance, 1979-1988; 18. Afghan Civil War, 1989-1994; 19. The Taliban Surge, 1994-2001; 20. The Anti-Taliban War, 2001-2002; 21. The Taliban Insurgency, 2002-2011; 22. Concluding Comments; Appendix; Bibliography; Endnotes; IndexThere have been few books which put the conflicts into the broadest perspective, and even fewer that also include in their narrative descriptions of the numerous wars and conflicts on the Northwest Frontier as well as Afghanistan. This book includes information on all such wars in Afghanistan, not just those involving British armies, and also describes their background. For the past four years Kevin Baker has been Lecturer and now Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy (UNSW at ADFA).AfghanistanHistory, MilitaryAfghanistanHistoryIndiaHistory, MilitaryIndiaHistoryElectronic books.958.103Baker K. J(Kevin James)901729MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462039103321War in Afghanistan2015548UNINA