Afghanistan: A Military History from the Ancient Empires to the Great Game

Afghanistan: A Military History from the Ancient Empires to the Great Game covers the military history of a region encompassing Afghanistan, Central and South Asia, and West Asia, over some 2,500 years. This is the first comprehensive study in any language published on the millennia-long competition for domination and influence in one of the key regions of the Eurasian continent.

Jalali’s work covers some of the most important events and figures in world military history, including the armie...