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The History Files #64: Afghanistan pt. 2
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In part two of our series on Afghanistan, we discuss the devastating consequences of colonizing attempts in a region that really, really doesn’t want outside influence. With a healthy dose of home court advantage, the 1st and 2nd Afghan wars showed just how horrific the results can be.
Show notes and links:
- The Year Of Battles I THE GREAT WAR Summary Part 6 (youtube.com)
- Gunga Din (1939)
- King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) Tyrone Power, Michael Rennie (youtube.com)
- My Life in the Gurkhas : John Masters (amazon.com)
- The road past Mandalay : John Masters (openlibrary.org)
- The History Files #63: Afghanistan pt. 1 (csicon.fm)
- First Anglo-Afghan War
- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Today’s special music: “Ghar Aya Mera Pardesi” (youtube.com)
- Bad Cat Shop at Zazzle (zazzle.com)
90 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on March 07, 2020 01:28 (). Last successful fetch was on April 25, 2019 06:35 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 158474472 series 116494
Sponsored by:
- Audible.com, the best place on the Internet for audiobooks. Listeners of The History Files can get a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.
In part two of our series on Afghanistan, we discuss the devastating consequences of colonizing attempts in a region that really, really doesn’t want outside influence. With a healthy dose of home court advantage, the 1st and 2nd Afghan wars showed just how horrific the results can be.
Show notes and links:
- The Year Of Battles I THE GREAT WAR Summary Part 6 (youtube.com)
- Gunga Din (1939)
- King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) Tyrone Power, Michael Rennie (youtube.com)
- My Life in the Gurkhas : John Masters (amazon.com)
- The road past Mandalay : John Masters (openlibrary.org)
- The History Files #63: Afghanistan pt. 1 (csicon.fm)
- First Anglo-Afghan War
- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Today’s special music: “Ghar Aya Mera Pardesi” (youtube.com)
- Bad Cat Shop at Zazzle (zazzle.com)
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