TY - BOOK N2 - Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges. AB - Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges. T1 - Return of a king :the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 / DA - 2013. CY - New York : AU - Dalrymple, William. ET - 1st ed. CN - DS359.7 CN - DS359.7 PB - Alfred A. Knopf, PP - New York : PY - 2013. ID - 456933 KW - British SN - 9780307958280 SN - 0307958280 TI - Return of a king :the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 / ER -