Books by Lady Sale
A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan, 1841-1842
by Lady Sale
This is a very caustic view of what was going on during the first Anglo-Afghan war. As the wife of a senior British soldier she knew the inside story
Interviews where books by Lady Sale were recommended
The Best Books by Foreigners on Afghanistan, recommended by Sandy Gall
The veteran reporter and frequent visitor to Afghanistan tells us about the country he loves, and the Westerners (and Central Asian conqueror) who wrote engagingly about it.