The Khyber Rifles
By: Jules Stewart
Category: Non Fiction General
OUT OF STOCK
Giá khuyến mại 180.000₫
Publisher: Sutton
Released Date: 2005
ISBN: 075093963x
Still recruited from the Pathan tribes that live in the no-man's land between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Khyber Rifles continue to stand guard over this area, one of the world's most volatile borders. For more than a century these gallant poachers turned gamekeepers fought for the British Raj against their own kith and kin, but to date nothing has been written about their key role in Britain's struggle to dominate the North-West Frontier. Jules Stewart tells the incredible story of Colonel Sir Robert Warburton, the man who raised the Khyber Rifles in 1878, and describes the Khyber Rifles in action, in particular in the 1897 Frontier uprising and the Third Afghan War. In 1947, Pakistan gained its independence and the Khyber Rifles took on new duties, amongst them pursuing drug smugglers and terrorists. In the past two years they have been actively involved in the war against Al Qaeda and the opium trade. Most recently they set up the first permanent military presence in the forbidden tribal territory of Tirah, to seal the border against Al Qaeda militants and eradicate the opium trade
Author: Jules Stewart
Publisher: Sutton
Released Date: 2005
ISBN: 075093963x
Nationwide Shipping
Fast Shipping: Same day Delivery
Exchange in 48 hours
Repay 1/3 the purchase price of books returns in good condition
Free Shipping for orders >500k in Hanoi, or >800k outside Hanoi