The Khyber Pass : a history of empire and invasion
Docherty, Paddy2008
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30 miles long, and in places no more than 16 metres wide, the Khyber Pass is the principal route through the great mountain borderlands between India and Central Asia - and the path of invasion for generations of conquerors. In this book, Paddy Docherty charts its remarkable story.
Main title:
The Khyber Pass : a history of empire and invasion / Paddy Docherty.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2008.
Collation:
xxiv, 261 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571219780 (pbk)
Dewey class:
958
Language:
English
BRN:
40256