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A facebook page for information about and discussion of william dalrymple s new book the anarchy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading return of a king. William dalrymple is the bestselling author of in xanadu, city of djinns, from the holy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 22, 20 theres a gripping war story in return of a king, william dalrymples epic recounting of britains farcical attempt to invade afghanistan in the first half of the 19th century. Return of has king william dalrymple gooinstruction. From the prizewinning historian, a masterly retelling of the first afghan war, perhaps the wests greatest imperial disaster in the east. However, his engaging prose and travelwriting style also make the book accessible to readers who are new to the. In fact lets just say that in my opinion, narrative history that is as good as it gets. Of dalrymples recent works, return of a king is perhaps the most directly relevant to the present day.
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In august 1765 the east india company defeated the young mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by english merchants who collected taxes through means of a ruthless private army. He wondered if he was awake or still sleeping, still in the swiftmoving dream in which he had been wrapped so long since the great ride began. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos, nearly 20,000 british and east india company troops poured through the passes and reestablished on the throne shah shuja ulmulk. William dalrymple s return of a king is a riveting account of one imperial disaster on the roof of the world. Dalrymple makes an important contribution by including recently discovered afghan accounts of. Prizewinning and bestselling historian william dalrymple s masterful retelling of britain. The reasons for and the consequences of the british, soviet, and american interventions in afghanistan differed widely, but it is clear that each government purchased a ticket for the same donkey ride. Using an impressive array of sources, many not previously read in the west, he brings this brief period of history to life in an accessible and enjoyable style. In the spring of 1839, the british invaded afghanistan for the first time. Both a ripping yarn and a warning from history, an epic of a past debacle echoes through the present.
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Return of a king the battle for afghanistan, a history of the first afghan war 183942, was published in india in december 2012, in the uk in february 20, and in the us in april 20. The home site of william dalrymple, the acclaimed writer and historian. Britain, france, russia, the sikhs or the afghan tribes themselves. Dalrymples greatgreatgranduncle colin mackenzie fought in the war and was briefly detained by the. Buy return of a king by william dalrymple from waterstones today. In xanadu anyone who refers to this as steampunk will be subject to defenestration. The battle for afghanistan, written by the scottish historian william dalrymple and published in 2012, is an account of the first angloafghan war from 1839 to 1842.
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