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The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 2

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This Part 2 of "The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80" discusses the 1878-80 war, which was one of the major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst setbacks inflicted on British power in the region after the consolidation of British Raj by the East India Company. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins and Phil Griffith (4 hr 42 min)

Chapters

Chapter I - The First Campaign

39:12

Read by KevinS

Chapter II - The Opening of the Second Campaign

36:04

Read by Johan Supertramp

Chapter III - The Lull before the Storm

33:26

Read by Shreya Sethi

Chapter IV - The December Storm, part 1

27:36

Read by Frank J.

Chapter IV - The December Storm, part 2

21:37

Read by Karen V.

Chapter V - On the Defensive in Sherpur

24:37

Read by Yalda

Chapter VI - Ahmed Khel

16:27

Read by Faruq Remtulla

Chapter VII - The Ameer Abdurrahman

26:26

Read by Scott Caulkins

Chapter VIII - Maiwand and the Great March

32:12

Read by Elizabeth Renae

Chapter IX - The Battle of Candahar

24:51

Read by merendo07

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