The march to Kandahar : Roberts in Afghanistan / Rodney Atwood.
Publication details: Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2008. Description: viii, 214 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9781844158485; 1844158489Subject(s): Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl, 1832-1914 | Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts | Great Britain. Army -- Officers -- Biography | Afghan Wars | Marshals -- Great Britain -- Biography | Afghanisch-Britischer Krieg (1878-1881)LOC classification: DS361. | R555 2008Summary: This title describes the role of Frederick Roberts in the 2nd Afghan War, culminating in his famous march in 1880 with 10,000 picked British and Indian soldiers, 300 miles in 23 days, from Kabul to Kandahar, to defeat the Afghan army of Ayub Khan, pretender to the Amirship of Kabul.Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title describes the role of Frederick Roberts in the 2nd Afghan War, culminating in his famous march in 1880 with 10,000 picked British and Indian soldiers, 300 miles in 23 days, from Kabul to Kandahar, to defeat the Afghan army of Ayub Khan, pretender to the Amirship of Kabul.