The mission to Kandahar, with appendices

By Harry Burnett Lumsden

Book Overview

On the hard road to Kandahar, empire, diplomacy and survival converged. In The Mission to Kandahar, H. B. Lumsden offers a record of a Kandahar diplomatic mission from British India into 19th century Afghanistan, written by an officer at the edge of the British Empire frontier. The frontier burned with tension. Lumsden traces his route from the march to the city itself, observing landscape, command, and negotiation with the detached precision of a professional soldier. At once an Afghanistan travel narrative and a measured nineteenth century military account, this British India history book captures how journeys, reports and meetings were shaped by fear, caution and ambition amid the rising pressures of Central Asia imperial rivalry. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Alongside Lumsden's narrative, the accompanying appendices retain valuable background material, making the book a rich primary source for Afghanistan political history and for understanding the fragile alignments that shaped the North West Frontier India. For casual readers of narrative non-fiction, it offers an intimate window onto officers, envoys and local leaders working in the shadow of distant policy. Essential reading for military history students and for Great Game researchers, The Mission to Kandahar is a cornerstone text in Great Game Afghanistan history and the study of Central Asia. A compelling period document, it speaks to anyone interested in empire and frontier.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353604907
• ISBN13: 9789353604905
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"