Items related to Butcher & Bolt: Two Hundred Years of Foreign Failure...
Afghanistan has been a strategic prize for foreign empires for more than two-hundred years. The British, Russians and Americans have all fought across its beautiful and inhospitable terrain, in conflicts variously ruthless, misguided and bloody. A century ago, the common sneer about how British soldiers treated Afghan tribesmen was that they would “butcher” them, then “bolt.”
This violent history is the subject of David Loyn’s magisterial book. He begins with the first British mission exactly two hundred years ago that ushered in a history of conflict littered with misunderstandings and broken promises, in which the British, the Russians and later the Americans, constantly under-estimated the ability of the Afghans and the power of the Frontier tribes.
Butcher & Bolt brilliantly brings to life the personalities involved in Afghanistan’s relationship with the world, chronicling the misunderstandings and missed opportunities that have so often led to war. Coming right up to date, it draws on David Loyn’s unrivalled knowledge of the Taliban today and the forces that currently prevail in Afghanistan, to provide the definitive analysis of the lessons these conflicts have for the present day.
From the Hardcover edition.
This violent history is the subject of David Loyn’s magisterial book. He begins with the first British mission exactly two hundred years ago that ushered in a history of conflict littered with misunderstandings and broken promises, in which the British, the Russians and later the Americans, constantly under-estimated the ability of the Afghans and the power of the Frontier tribes.
Butcher & Bolt brilliantly brings to life the personalities involved in Afghanistan’s relationship with the world, chronicling the misunderstandings and missed opportunities that have so often led to war. Coming right up to date, it draws on David Loyn’s unrivalled knowledge of the Taliban today and the forces that currently prevail in Afghanistan, to provide the definitive analysis of the lessons these conflicts have for the present day.
From the Hardcover edition.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
David Loyn has been a foreign correspondent for more than twenty-five years, covering conflicts in three continents, and has won major awards for both TV and radio reporting, including Journalist of the Year in 1999.
From the Hardcover edition.
Review:
From the Hardcover edition.
“Gripping . . . Loyn’s descriptions of three pointless campaigns fought by the British against the Afghans and Khyber tribesmen are as applicable to today’s conflict as they were in Kipling’s day.”
— Daily Mail
From the Hardcover edition.
— Daily Mail
From the Hardcover edition.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherWindmill
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0099522632
- ISBN 13 9780099522638
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 30.30
Shipping:
US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Butcher Bolt: Two Hundred Years of Foreign Failure in Afghanistan
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0099522632
Buy New
US$ 30.30
Convert currency
Stock Image
Butcher Bolt: Two Hundred Years of Foreign Failure in Afghanistan
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0099522632
Buy New
US$ 31.74
Convert currency
Stock Image
Butcher Bolt: Two Hundred Years of Foreign Failure in Afghanistan
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0099522632
Buy New
US$ 54.44
Convert currency