[MACGREGOR, Sir Charles, editor ]. The Second Afghan War 1878-80. Abridged Official Account. Produced in the Intelligence Branch Army Head-Quarters, India.

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[MACGREGOR, Sir Charles, editor ]. The Second Afghan War 1878-80. Abridged Official Account. Produced in the Intelligence Branch Army Head-Quarters, India. London: John Murray. 1908. 8vo. Original red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, front cover lettered and ruled in black, top edge gilt; pp. x, 734, 8 (publisher's catalogue), numerous mostly folding maps in two or more colours, plates after photographs and drawings (including several large panoramas); cloth a little darkened and marked, browning to endpapers as usual, pp. 239/40 with tiny paper flaw, affecting four letters, pp. 353/4 with repaired marginal tear, light spotting to and offsetting from maps; otherwise a very good copy of a rare and important work. First edition. A joint effort of several leading military figures, including Lord Roberts of Kandahar, at creating a coherent narrative of the scope of the Second Afghan War. The military strategist and soldier MacGregor was the ideal leader of this enterprise. Born in India in 1840 and commissioned in the Indian army in October 1856, he served during the Indian Mutiny. Many campaigns followed and in 1878 Macgregor 'was placed on special duty in charge of the Khyber line of communications at the beginning of the Second Anglo-Afghan War …, accompanying General Maude's expedition against the Zakha Khel Afridis in the Bazar valley as chief of staff. Later he was appointed chief of staff to Sir Samuel Browne, with whom he served during the advance from Jalalabad t

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