The Second Anglo-Sikh War 1848-49 - Amarpal Sigh [Not read yet].
The Indian Mutiny - Richard Collier [Taught me not to go here for wargaming].
Central Asia - Josiah Harlan [Travels of an American adventurer - The Man Who Would Be King is thought to be based on his life in the Punjab and Afghanistan (see comments below for more) - it has a copy of the 1934 General Staff map #2149 of Afghanistan and its borders].
The Savage Frontier - D.S. Richards [Anglo-Afghan Wars].
The Frontier Ablaze - M. Barthorp [Anglo-Afghan Wars. V. Good plates].
Scramble For Africa - T. Packenham [A real opus. The colonisation of Africa from the beginning].
Imperial Vanities. The Baker Brothers and Gordon of Khartoum - B. Thompson [Good read].
Khartoum - Michael Asher
With Kitchener to Khartum - Steevens [Victorian book. Very dated views].
The Story of Chinese Gordon - A Egmont-Hake [Another Victorian book].
A Good Dusting. The Sudan Campaign 1883-1899 - H. Keown-Boyd [My introduction to the period].
Go Strong Into the Desert. The Mahdist Uprising In Sudan 1881-85 - Mike Snook [Looks excellent].
Ospreys: If you like that kind of thing:
The Indian Mutiny - C. Wilkinson-Latham
The First Anglo Sikh War 1845-46 - David Smith
Bengal Cavalry - C. Warner
Khartoum - D. Featherstone
British Infantryman versus Mahdist Warrior. Sudan 1884-98 - Ian Knight
4 comments:
If you are wondering why I'm posting this now - news to follow.
If I'm not mistaken, didn't Josiah Harlan also appear in one of the Flashman books? Possibly the one about the (2nd?) Sikh War or the Mutiny.
Wiki "Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor (June 12, 1799 – October 1871) was an American adventurer who travelled to Afghanistan and Punjab with the intention of making himself a king. During his travels, he became involved in local politics and factional military actions. He was awarded the title Prince of Ghor in exchange for military aid. Rudyard Kipling's short story The Man Who Would Be King is believed to have been partly based on Harlan."
He did a long stint with Ranjit Singh (founder of the Sikh state), and served as a provincial governor for him; then he went to Afghanistan and became the Prince of Ghor (still his family's hereditary title). He left India before the Anglo Sikh War but he does appear in Flashman and the Mountain of Light (which I have not read).
He is also responsible for the wild camels in Arizona. He convinced the USA to import camels from Afghanistan (he was the purchasing agent) for the US Army - they didn't work out and were released 'into the wild'. Just found that one out - everyday is a school day.
Then, at 62, he raised a regiment in the ACW, serving as colonel until forced retirement on health grounds in August 1862.
I guess now the Peninsular project is almost complete I guess your next project sees you off to build an empire on which the sun won't set?
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