The Resource Churchill's first war : young Winston at war with the Afghans, Con Coughlin
Churchill's first war : young Winston at war with the Afghans, Con Coughlin
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- Summary
- "Just over a century ago British troops were fighting a vicious frontier war against Pashtun tribesmen on the North West Frontier-- the great-great-grandfathers of the Taliban and tribal insurgents in modern-day Afghanistan. Winston Churchill, then a young cavalry lieutenant, wrote a vivid account of what he saw during his first major campaign. The Story of the Malakand Field Force, published in 1898, was Churchill's first book and, a hundred years later, is required reading for military commanders on the ground, both British and American. 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 color and analysis, Churchill's First War affords us a rare insight into both the nineteenth-century "Great Game" and the twenty-first-century conflict that has raged longer than World War II--as well as the twentieth-century man who reunited a war-torn world"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 298 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited"--Title-page verso
- Contents
-
- Passing out
- The wild frontier
- A subaltern and a gentleman
- Passage to India
- The seat of war
- Knight of pen and sword
- High stakes
- A splendid episode
- A rough hard job
- Isbn
- 9781250043047
- Label
- Churchill's first war : young Winston at war with the Afghans
- Title
- Churchill's first war
- Title remainder
- young Winston at war with the Afghans
- Statement of responsibility
- Con Coughlin
- Title variation
- Young Winston at war with the Afghans
- Subject
-
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Career in the military
- Great Britain, Army -- Biography
- Afghan Wars -- Campaigns -- Pakistan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Afghan Wars -- Biography
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) -- History, Military -- 19th century
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
- Pushtuns -- Pakistan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -- History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Just over a century ago British troops were fighting a vicious frontier war against Pashtun tribesmen on the North West Frontier-- the great-great-grandfathers of the Taliban and tribal insurgents in modern-day Afghanistan. Winston Churchill, then a young cavalry lieutenant, wrote a vivid account of what he saw during his first major campaign. The Story of the Malakand Field Force, published in 1898, was Churchill's first book and, a hundred years later, is required reading for military commanders on the ground, both British and American. 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 color and analysis, Churchill's First War affords us a rare insight into both the nineteenth-century "Great Game" and the twenty-first-century conflict that has raged longer than World War II--as well as the twentieth-century man who reunited a war-torn world"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Coughlin, Con
- Dewey number
- 954.91/2035
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS392.N67
- LC item number
- C68 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Churchill, Winston
- Churchill, Winston
- Great Britain
- Afghan Wars
- Pushtuns
- Soldiers
- Afghan Wars
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)
- Label
- Churchill's first war : young Winston at war with the Afghans, Con Coughlin
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited"--Title-page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-282) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Passing out -- The wild frontier -- A subaltern and a gentleman -- Passage to India -- The seat of war -- Knight of pen and sword -- High stakes -- A splendid episode -- A rough hard job
- Control code
- ocn862053026
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 298 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250043047
- Lccn
- 2013038808
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)862053026
- (Sirsi) a1724389
- Label
- Churchill's first war : young Winston at war with the Afghans, Con Coughlin
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited"--Title-page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-282) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Passing out -- The wild frontier -- A subaltern and a gentleman -- Passage to India -- The seat of war -- Knight of pen and sword -- High stakes -- A splendid episode -- A rough hard job
- Control code
- ocn862053026
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 298 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250043047
- Lccn
- 2013038808
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)862053026
- (Sirsi) a1724389
Subject
- Afghan Wars -- Biography
- Afghan Wars -- Campaigns -- Pakistan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Career in the military
- Great Britain, Army -- Biography
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) -- History, Military -- 19th century
- Pushtuns -- Pakistan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -- History -- 19th century
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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