Angus, a young Scot raised in Persia, joins Eldred Pottinger in the defence of Herat against the Persian army, and his knowledge of the country makes him invaluable to the British when they march into Afghanistan. He sees the occupation of Kabul, the rising against it, and the destruction of the British force in the snows of 1842.
Henty’s account of what he called the darkest page in British military history, with the imperial outlook of 1901. Download the free EPUB.