The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda - Hardcover

Stewart, Jules

 
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Synopsis

Recruited from the Pathan tribes that live in the no-mans land between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Khyber Rifles fought for the British Raj against their own kith and kin. Jules Stewart tells the story of Colonel Sir Robert Warburton, the man who raised the Khyber Rifles in 1878, and describes the Khyber Rifles in action.

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About the Author

JULES STEWART is a freelance journalist, formerly with Reuters. Accompanied by an escort of khassadar militiamen, he has travelled up the Khyber pass three times in the past two years, researching this book.

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ISBN 10:  0750939648 ISBN 13:  9780750939645
Publisher: The History Press, 2006
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