Afghanistan and the Defence of Empire : Diplomacy and Strategy during the Great Game

ISBN-13: 9781848856103 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 344 str.

Christopher M Wyatt

Opis

At the height of the: Great Game"" in Central Asia, in the run up to World War I and the aftermath of the second Afghan War, the region of Afghanistan became particularly significant for both Great Britain and Russia. Afghanistan and the Defence of Empire explores the relationship between British and Afghan rulers, during the crucial period of the reign of Amir Habibullah Khan, as the British sought to safeguard their Indian Empire from the threat of Imperial Russia. With Russia's defeat at the hands of the Japanese in 1905 and the rise of Germany as a superpower, the need to end the rivalry took on the utmost importance: efforts which culminated in the singing of the Anglo-Russian Convention in 1907. As the history of Afghanistan becomes ever more crucial for the understanding of its present military and political situation, this book will be of vital interest for students of History, Central Asian Studies, Military History and International Relations.

Spis treści

Introduction Chapter 1: The Historiography of Afghanistan in the Defence of India Chapter 2: The Problem of Herat Chapter 3: Events in Russian Central Asia and their Relevance to Afghanistan Chapter 4: The Dane Mission Chapter 5: British Strategic Considerations 1903-1905 Chapter 6: British Strategic Planning 1906-1908 Chapter 7: A Diplomatic Defence of India Conclusion