The Afghan Wars 1839-1919

T A Heathcote

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HISTORY PRESS
01 June 2025

History; Asian history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Military history

First published in 1980, shortly after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, this book speedily became a standard work of reference at military academies and staff colleges in the UK and overseas.

Trade Centre in September 2001, copies of the book have been increasingly in demand. This new paperback edition, with a new final section summarizing events in Afghanistan up to the present time, is intended to meet that need. T.A. Heathcote departs from the Eurocentric approach of most British military historians and sets the causes and events of the Anglo-Afghan wars firmly in their Asian context. Afghan Wars 18391919 is as much a political as a military history. Using previously unpublished official dispatches and private letters as well as existing histories, this book was the first work by a British academic to tell the story of all three Anglo-Afghan conflicts in a single, accessible volume. It remains essential reading for anyone with an interest in the study of warfare in on of the world's most hostile environments, now once again a focus of international attention.

AUTHOR: T A Heathcote read South Asian History at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. He joined the staff of the National Army Museum, transferring to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he became Curator. He is now retired.

73 b/w illustrations

By: T A Heathcote
Imprint: HISTORY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781803999258
ISBN 10: 180399925X
Publication Date: 01 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Dr TONY HEATHCOTE studied South Asian History at SOAS University of London and, as curator of the Royal Military Sandhurst Collection, was for many years the principal curatorial officer in the Ministry of Defence. He also served as a reserve officer, first in the Territorial Army and later in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. His numerous publications include The Military in British India 1600–1947 and Balochistan, the British and the Great Game.

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The Afghan Wars 1839-1919

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