The First Afghan War
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Introductory readers with little knowledge of the First Anglo-Afghan War who wish first to establish a chronological framework
- History enthusiasts studying nineteenth-century British colonial warfare and imperial narratives
- Students who need public-domain English historical sources for comparative reading or course preparation
- General readers who enjoy traditional military history narrative and can accept an old-fashioned style
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking Afghan indigenous perspectives and the latest scholarly conclusions
- Researchers who need detailed footnotes, archival research, and map appendices
- Readers who struggle with English and rely on Chinese translations
Reading tips
- Read the introduction and the ending first to grasp the causes of the war and the outcome of the retreat, then go back to the middle chapters on the campaigns
- Read alongside a topographic map of Afghanistan to clarify the geographical relations among the Khyber Pass, Kabul, and Kandahar
- Note the tendentious wording in the book and compare it with recent scholarship to identify the narrative strategies of the imperial perspective
- The book is not long; read it in two or three sittings, writing a three-to-five-line timeline summary after each
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About the author
Mowbray Morris (1847–1911) was a British writer of history active in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Public information about his life is limited, and details such as his exact dates and nationality are not fully recorded in the available sources. Three works are attributed to him: Montrose, The First Afghan War and Claverhouse. Their subjects centre on British and imperial military history, dealing with Scottish historical figures and the First Anglo-Afghan War. These works suggest that he preferred to build his narratives around specific individuals and campaigns, emphasising the arrangement of historical facts and the tracing of events, in a documentary style characteristic of Victorian historical writing. His books offer accessible accounts that remain useful to later readers interested in these events and figures, and they hold a place within English historical writing on similar subjects.
