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The Middle Eastern Question, Or, Some Political Problems Of Indian Defence, Valentine Chirol, Sir

Books in English

Partial Contents Include:

British trade and Russian competition - - The future of Seistan -- The Russian position in eastern Persia -- The borderland of Afghanistan -- Afghanistan as a military state, and the North-East Frontier of India.

The Middle Eastern Question Or, Some Political Problems Of Indian Defence, Valentine Chirol

Books in English

Based on a series of letters written for the Times.

Chapters pertaining to Afghanistan include:

Borderland of Afghanistan; Afghanistan as a military state; Great Britain, Russia and Afghanistan; and the North-East frontier of India

Leaves From The Diaries Of A Soldier And Sportsman During Twenty Years' Service In India, Afghanistan, Egypt And Other Countries, 1865-1885, Montagu Gilbert Gerard

Books in English

The book is drawn from journals kept by the author during his almost forty years of military service, chiefly in India. Chapters in the book includes: Abyssinia and Guzerat; Central India; and Afghan War.

Lord Curzon In India: 1898-1903 (1903), H. Caldwell Lipsett

Books in English

Contents:

Lord Curzon's aims -- Russia, Afghanistan and Persia -- The independent tribes -- The new frontier province -- Famine administration -- Irrigation and railways -- British rule in India -- Miscellaneous reforms -- The best viceroy since Lord Lawrence. Includes an appendix containing Lord Curzon's speech justifying the Delhi Durbar.