A Very
British Disaster
A war for no wise purpose
by S. J. Butler
It’s hard to imagine a more futile conflict than the First Anglo-Afghan War.
In 1840 the fates conspired to put a demented Major-General in charge of a British army in one of the most hostile regions in the world.
The result was catastrophic. Many thousands of people died, with only a handful left alive.
This book is their story of survival.
‘I loved this book! The writing is exquisite and S. J. Butler tells such a compelling story.’
— Nicole Webb, news producer, reporter and presenter.
‘S. J. Butler has an absolutely wonderful way with words, and a great facility for injecting humour into a story of war and great loss.’
— Sylvia Balog, copy editor.