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Return of a king the battle for afghanistan, 183942 by william dalrymple. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos, nearly 20,000 british and east india company troops poured through the passes and reestablished on the throne shah shuja ulmulk. He wondered if he was awake or still sleeping, still in the swiftmoving dream in which he had been wrapped so long since the great ride began. William dalrymple seeks contemporary lessons in britains disastrous.
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