Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42

This is the second Dalrymple book I have read in a short space of time. With that I now consider that he is a extraordinarily good writer. He has had the ability to enthral, enrage and leave me wanting for more with each read. With that I have grabbed a couple more of his tomes and will be looking forward to reading them.

Return Of a King is riveting narrative history. In fact lets just say that in my opinion, narrative history that is as good as it gets. There is no need to tell the story here, as many have covered it on Goodreads. All I need to say is that the man tells the story of his extensive research in a way that will appeal to both the professional historian and the lay reader such as myself who has an interest in the Great Game.

As to the story told he has used his footnotes from newly found sources brilliantly and has an extensive bibliography that could only leave any one who is looking to learn more on this subject salivating.

Highly recommended.