Khyber Pass: Histroy of Empire and Invasion
Paddy Docherty
Khyber Pass: Histroy of Empire and Invasion - London Faber and Faber 2007 - xxiv,261 p. HB 24x16 cm.
The story of the "Khyber Pass" tells of the rise and fall of empires, beginning with the great Persian kings Cyrus and Darius, then legendary conquerors Alexander the Great and much later, the White Huns and Genghis Khan. Docherty's own travels in this true frontier, still largely lawless today, and the continuing presence of US and British troops in Afghanistan bring this story into the twenty-first century.
9780571219780
Asia Khyber Pass
The First Persians
Alexander the Great
Greeks and Nomads
The British Raj
Pakistan
958 / DOCK
Khyber Pass: Histroy of Empire and Invasion - London Faber and Faber 2007 - xxiv,261 p. HB 24x16 cm.
The story of the "Khyber Pass" tells of the rise and fall of empires, beginning with the great Persian kings Cyrus and Darius, then legendary conquerors Alexander the Great and much later, the White Huns and Genghis Khan. Docherty's own travels in this true frontier, still largely lawless today, and the continuing presence of US and British troops in Afghanistan bring this story into the twenty-first century.
9780571219780
Asia Khyber Pass
The First Persians
Alexander the Great
Greeks and Nomads
The British Raj
Pakistan
958 / DOCK
