Afghanistan, 1842. The road from Kabul has become a path to annihilation. After a disastrous occupation and a bloody uprising, the remnants of the once-proud British Army of the Indus, alongside thousands of desperate camp followers, are forced into a winter retreat through treacherous mountain passes.
"Gandamak's Fury" plunges readers into the heart of this infamous military catastrophe of the First Anglo-Afghan War. Pursued relentlessly by vengeful Afghan warriors and battling a brutal winter, the column faces unimaginable horrors. From the ambushes of Khurd-Kabul to the final, tragic stand at Gandamak, this is a raw, visceral tale of survival against impossible odds.
Through the eyes of a disillusioned British officer, a stoic Indian sepoy, and a fierce Afghan woman caught in the maelstrom, witness the devastating human cost of imperial ambition and the unforgiving fury that awaits those who dare underestimate the price of a nation's defiance.