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ROAD TO KABUL: The Second Afghan War 1878 1881

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ROAD TO KABUL: The Second Afghan War 1878 1881
Brian Robson
Manufacturer: Spellmount Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Afghanistan | Asia | History | Subjects | Books

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19th Century | World | History | Subjects | Books

Afghan Wars 1839-1919
CRISIS ON THE FRONTIER: The Third Afghan War and the Campaign in Waziristan 1919-1920
A Journal of the First Afghan War
Great Mutiny: India 1857
Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan (Hellenistic Culture and Society)

ASIN: 1862271968

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Forty years after the disastrous First Afghan War, the British found themselves invading Afghanistan again to remove Russian influence and install a government friendly to the British Empire. The war was to last two and half years, cost the lives of thousands of British and Indian soldiers as well as countless thousands of Afghans, and came close to bankrupting the Indian Government. Illustrated with contemporary photographs and based on first-hand official documents as well as unpublished private accounts, diaries and privately-printed memoirs, this is the first full-scale treatment of the war fro more than three-quarters of a century.?

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Afghanistan: The Road to Kabul
Evocative photos, Radiant colors
The shock The beauty The truth - War Reporting at its best
A mind-opening experience
loved it

Afghanistan: The Road to Kabul
Ron Haviv , and Ilana Ozernoy
Manufacturer: de.MO
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Photo Essays | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

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Afghanistan | Asia | History | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0970576854

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After September 11, famed photographer Ron Haviv, who has covered conflicts in Africa, Russia, the Middle East and the Balkans, embarked on a trip to Afghanistan with writer Ilana Ozernoy (U.S. News & World Report, the San Francisco Chronicle and The Boston Globe).

The photographs capture the period from October 2001, through the liberation of the city of Kabul, to the fall of the Taliban regime at the end of December 2001.

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Afghanistan: The Road to Kabul.......2006-08-24

Exceptionally disappointing! Photographic quality is very blured and inferior. Oft times a dirt rut is the center of interest or an individual photographed from the neck down. I would have liked to see the expression on the face instead of the buttons on the coat. The photographs are presented in groups with no stated purpose for that particular collection. There is no verbage accompanying any of the photographs which makes it difficult to understand the purpose of its having being taken. About all I see is the "road" to Kabul and not much more.

Evocative photos, Radiant colors.......2002-09-27

Wonderful book. The photography is just so compelling. I wonder how Haviv got such great exposure. Together with the rich text...While my expertise lies in the Middle East, this is by far the best book I've ever seen on Afghanistan, irregardless of the current war.

The shock The beauty The truth - War Reporting at its best.......2002-09-04

Success in war reporting can be excruciatingly elusive. Especially in military photo journalism. In America, where the vast majority takes a car to drive to the burger joint two blocks down the road, it can be a Sisyphus task to invoke deep emotions for human suffering. Of course, I am not taking into account tears - the cheapest and easiest commodity that will secure an Oscar in no time. I am talking about emotions and feelings that make one understand that there is something terribly wrong with humankind. Mr. Haviv and Mrs. Ozernoy have successfully invoked exactly the latter.

I believe that this book does not just introduce one to the roots, core and consequences of the war in Afghanistan. It laces one into the complex fiber of life that almost does not want to part from medieval. Mr. Haviv has captured an ethnos in a conflict that is intertwined with the essence and color of hard land called Afghanistan. Mrs. Ozernoy added descriptive passages that make one wish for an ability to rebel against passivity of comfortable nations.

I was stunned to actually feel uncomfortable when I was looking at the pictures of troops' movements. I almost felt dust penetrating my retina. Then my eyes were soothed by pleasing colors of Afghan fabrics that were part of a picture depicting life of women there.

There are many brilliant allegories in this book. When understood, they will help us all live peacefully.

A mind-opening experience.......2002-08-30

This book was recommended by a friend of mine, who said the book really opened her mind to the people of the country of Afghanistan and to their struggles. After reading this book, I see what she means! The pictures are beautiful, in a haunting way, and the images will stay in my mind for a long time. After hearing so much about Afghanistan on the news, it was refreshing to finally see what life is like for the real people. The commentary is sharp and savyy and went well with the photos. This is one book I won't forget because I learned so much from it!

loved it.......2002-08-30

Mr. Haviv and Ms. Ozernoy have captured the complexity of modern Afghanistan poignantly. The journal is reflective and thought-provoking, and the photographs are both tragic and beautiful. A must buy for someone who wants a real glimpse of Afghanistan and its people during the intitial stages of the war.

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The Road to Kabul: An Anthology
Gerald De Gaury
Manufacturer: Book Sales
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Afghanistan | Asia | Travel | Subjects | Books

Central Asia | Asia | History | Subjects | Books

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Forbidden Road Kabul to Samarkand
Rosita Forbes
Manufacturer: E. P. Dutton & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Afghanistan | Asia | Travel | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000CEMM6O

Product Description

A woman's travels and adventures, with 76 half-tone illustrations.

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