ISBN10: 0304362948, ISBN13: 9780304362943, [publisher: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London] Softcover From the 1830s to Indian independence in 1947, British soldiers fought constant wars with the most implacable guerrilla-fighters in history. The Afghan mountain tribes were fiercely independent. For generations they had plundered the north Indian plain.until the British took charge and alternated between paying them subsidies (bribes to cease their raiding) and launching punitive military expeditions to teach them manners. It was a strange war fought to its own rules. Neither side took prisoners. Yet a grudging respect for the enemy and a concern to stick by unwritten codes of conduct governed this hundred-year war. Immortalized by Kipling, the British Army in India fought along the frontier until the withdrawal from the sub-continent in 1947. From THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER to CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER this has been a rich source of inspiration for novelists and film-makers. Michael Barthorp tells the story in his unique vivid style. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2002]

LONDON: CASSELL & COMPANY , Date: 2002 Illustrated limp laminated covers, 250 x 190 mm approx. viii + 184 pp. Illustrated in b/w and with line maps. 2002 . First Published in 1982 as "The North West Frontier" Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine (Book- previous owner name place and date to free front end paper else as new. Publisher's cover price £14.99). 2002. CASSELL & COMPANY ISBN 0304362948 9780304362943 [GB]

ISBN10: 0304362948, ISBN13: 9780304362943, [publisher: CASSELL] Softcover It was the most fought after frontier ever, immortalized in poetry by Kipling: from the 1830s to Indian independence in 1947, British forces engaged in almost-constant battle with the most implacable guerrillas in history. The Afghan mountain tribes were fiercely independent, and for years plundered the north Indian plain.until the English arrived. Then, in a strange war, the British alternated between paying the Afghans subsidies to quell their raiding and launching punitive military expeditions. Nonetheless, a grudging respect for the enemy and a concern to stick by unwritten codes of conduct governed this hundred-years war. From The Lives of a Bengal Lancer to Carry On Up the Khyber, these confrontations have been a rich source of inspiration for novelists and filmmakers-and here the true story is told in a unique and vivid style. 2002, Reprint. A fine, unmarked copy. 1.6 Centimeters X 19.5 Centimeters X 25.1 Centimeters
[York, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 2004]