Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 320W. Blackwood, 1976 - England |
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In 1878 British troops had once more crossed the frontier , to impose Whitehall's demands on a weakling Amir , Sher Ali , who conveniently abdicated . His successor , Yakub Khan , seemed surprisingly ready to submit to Britain's control ...
In 1878 British troops had once more crossed the frontier , to impose Whitehall's demands on a weakling Amir , Sher Ali , who conveniently abdicated . His successor , Yakub Khan , seemed surprisingly ready to submit to Britain's control ...
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Away in the west of the country the strategic fortress - city of Herat was under the control of an independent - minded Sardar ( General ) , Ayub Khan , who was not only implacably anti - British , but , as the son of a previously ...
Away in the west of the country the strategic fortress - city of Herat was under the control of an independent - minded Sardar ( General ) , Ayub Khan , who was not only implacably anti - British , but , as the son of a previously ...
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By one p.m. Ayub had extended both his flanks , and the original semicircle of the British line had become compressed into something resembling a tight horseshoe . At about this time Slade's battery of smooth - bores exhausted its ...
By one p.m. Ayub had extended both his flanks , and the original semicircle of the British line had become compressed into something resembling a tight horseshoe . At about this time Slade's battery of smooth - bores exhausted its ...
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ANGOLA SHOW TRIAL THE BY RAYMOND MORRIS FRASER 195 | 96 |
BANANA BY CRIOSTOIR OFLYNN | 133 |
Boys FIRST CAPTAIN THE BY D W ELLIOTT | 526 |
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