Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 UPDATE:Default Title - For readers ages 8-12

- For readers ages 8-12

” — Glamour

Date: 6/22/1998

Author/Contributor(s): Restivo

author of The Girl with All the Gifts

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 UPDATE:Default Title - For readers ages 8-12Author Contributor(s): Dalrymple, William Publisher: Vintage Date: 1 14 2014 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW A Best Book of the Year: The Economist, Slate, Kirkus Reviews In 1839, nearly 20,000 British troops poured through the mountain passes into Afghanistan and installed the exiled Shah Shuja on the throne as their puppet. But after little more than two years, the Afghans exploded into rebellion. The British were forced to retreatand were then