02014nam a2200265 a 4500 ASIN0091921406 20170105102924.0 131211s2008 xxu eng d 0091921406 (hardcover) 9780091921408 (hardcover) 0 DS361 958.103 LOY 2008 Loyn, David. Butcher & bolt : two hundred years of foreign failure in afghanistan / David Loyn. [S.l.] : Hutchinson, 2008. 352 p. ; 24 cm. International Edition. Afghanistan has been a strategic prize for foreign empires for more than two-hundred years. The British, Russians and Americans have all fought across its beautiful and inhospitable terrain, in conflicts variously ruthless, misguided and bloody. A century ago, the common sneer about how British soldiers treated Afghan tribesmen was that they would “butcher” them, then “bolt.” This violent history is the subject of David Loyn’s magisterial book. He begins with the first British mission exactly two hundred years ago that ushered in a history of conflict littered with misunderstandings and broken promises, in which the British, the Russians and later the Americans, constantly under-estimated the ability of the Afghans and the power of the Frontier tribes. Butcher & Bolt brilliantly brings to life the personalities involved in Afghanistan’s relationship with the world, chronicling the misunderstandings and missed opportunities that have so often led to war. Coming right up to date, it draws on David Loyn’s unrivalled knowledge of the Taliban today and the forces that currently prevail in Afghanistan, to provide the definitive analysis of the lessons these conflicts have for the present day. Afghan Wars Afghanistan International relations Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0091921406/chopaconline-20 ddc BK 15751 15751 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-08-05 0 958.103 LOY 2008 CIPS0000745 2013-12-11 2013-12-11 BK