Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Map; Introduction; Part I. Anglo-Russian Rivalry to 1830: 1. Early threats to the British Empire in India; 2. Britain recognises the Russian threat; Part II. British Aims in Central Asia 1830–1838: 3. Wellington's administration and the master plan; 4. Reconnaissance along the Indus; 5. Auckland's first year in India; 6. Negotiations in Teheran and Kabul; Part III. Advance to the Hindu Kush 1838–1839: 7. Auckland breaks with Dost Muhammad; 8. British India prepares for war; 9. The Home Government supports Auckland; 10. The Army of the Indus; 11. Marching to Kandahar; 12. A king restored at Kabul; Part IV. Return to the Indus 1840–1842: 13. Victory and over-confidence; 14. The mounting cost of intervention; 15. Rising at Kabul; 16. The Army of retribution; 17. Aftermath and epilogue; Appendices; bibliography; Notes; Index.

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A examination of the unresolved problems of the first Afghan war.