Map of the Battle of Maiwand – 27 July 1880

January 31, 2011 By
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Map of the Battle of Maiwand, 27 July 1880: the decisive action of the Second Afghan War. General Burrows’ little army of 2,700 men was caught in the open by a force around seven times the size. The Afghan warlord Ayub Khan played his advantages to the full, threatening the ranks of the British line,… [Continue Reading]

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Map of the Third Afghan War 1919

December 31, 2010 By
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The first aircraft to be deployed in the war swooped to strafe the Afghans fleeing across the frontier after their defeat. A map of the Third Afghan War of 1919 showing the deployment of force on either side and the locations of the principal engagements. Taken from our series on Britain’s four Afghan Wars. To read… [Continue Reading]

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Bob Shepherd on defence cuts and why British troops should withdraw from Afghanistan

October 1, 2010 By

It is time our leaders acknowledged that military involvement in Afghanistan has done more to undermine Britain’s standing in the world than enhance it.

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The First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842

October 1, 2010 By

From the start, what little order there was went awry. As pillaging Afghans moved into the emptying cantonment, panic ran through the straggling camp-followers, causing a stampede and the abandonment much of the stores.

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Fighting phantoms: guerrilla warfare from Lawrence to the Taliban

October 1, 2010 By

The invaders of Afghanistan find themselves waging a war against an enemy who is never there.

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The Retreat from Kabul – Map

August 25, 2010 By
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The first part of our Afghanistan series begins in Issue 1, with an in-depth chronicling of the British army’s disastrous retreat from Kabul. This exclusive map details the stages of the retreat, and features a condensed account of the massacre of the Anglo-Indian army.

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From Lawrence to the Taliban

July 26, 2010 By

Liar and self-promoting charlatan? Or military genius and romantic revolutionary? Dr. Neil Falkner explores T E Lawrence’s relevance to contemporary warfare.

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