Churchill's first war : young Winston and the fight against the Taliban / Con Coughlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coughlin, Con, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

Churchill, Winston.

India. Army. Malakand Field Force.

India.

History, Military.

Afghanistan--History, Military--20th century.

Afghanistan.

Physical Description:

xxi, 298 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

In Churchill's First War, acclaimed author and foreign correspondent Con Coughlin tells the story of that campaign, a story of high adventure and imperial success, which contains many lessons and warnings for today. Combining historical narrative, interviews with contemporary key players and the journalist's eye for great colour and analysis Churchill's First War is not only a dramatic piece of military history but affords us a rare insight into both the nineteenth-century 'Great Game' and the twenty-first-century conflict that has raged longer than the Second World War and taken more lives than the Falklands.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282) and index.

ISBN:

9780230758513

0230758517

9780230771529

0230771521

OCLC:

842013421