The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 2 by Archibald Forbes: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 10 original MP3 tracks, 4:42:28 running time and a link to listen.
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 2, credited to Archibald Forbes, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
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LibriVox recording of The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 2 by Archibald Forbes. Read in English by volunteer readers. This Part 2 of "The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80" discusses the 1878-80 war, which was one of the major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst setbacks inflicted on British power in the region after the consolidation of British Raj by the East India Company. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins and Phil Griffith
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 2
- Author credits: Archibald Forbes
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 10
- Listed recording duration: 4:42:28
Catalogue topics
- history
- Afghanistan
- military
- military history
- middle-east
- british power
- central asia
Track guide
- 01 - Chapter I - The First Campaign — 39:12
- 02 - Chapter II - The Opening of the Second Campaign — 36:04
- 03 - Chapter III - The Lull before the Storm — 33:26
- 04 - Chapter IV - The December Storm, part 1 — 27:36
- 05 - Chapter IV - The December Storm, part 2 — 21:37
- 06 - Chapter V - On the Defensive in Sherpur — 24:37
- 07 - Chapter VI - Ahmed Khel — 16:27
- 08 - Chapter VII - The Ameer Abdurrahman — 26:26
- 09 - Chapter VIII - Maiwand and the Great March — 32:12
- 10 - Chapter IX - The Battle of Candahar — 24:51
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