Results for: books tagged ‘Afghanistan’
The Hidden War: Artyom Borovik
In 1988 Artyom Borovik marched with the Russian forces into Afghanistan, earning a medal for his 'valour in battle'. He returned home to write this extraordinary account of the terror, ... More
Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern: John Gray
'The suicide warriors who attacked Washington and New York on September 11th, 2001, did more than kill thousands of civilians and demolish the World Trade Center. They destroyed the West’s ... More
Desert of Death: Leo Docherty
A controversial and devastating first-hand account of the current war in Afghanistan, now with a new epilogue which brings the story right up to date.Desert of Death is the local ... More
Apples in the Snow: A Journey to Samarkand: Geoffrey Moorhouse
Starting near the roof of the world on the Soviet Union’s border with China, Geoffrey Moorhouse’s journey through Central Asia winds across mountains, steppes and desert as well as the ... More
To the Frontier: Geoffrey Moorhouse
To the Frontier is the compelling and vivid account of Geoffrey Moorhouse’s three-month journey through Sind, Baluchistan and the Punjab to the legendary North-West frontier of Pakistan. From there he ... More
The Wasted Vigil: Nadeem Aslam
Set in a modern-day Afghanistan, the dazzling new novel from Nadeem Aslam, of family secrets, forbidden love and the tragedy and consequences of war. More