Afghan Frontier : Feuding and Fighting in Central Asia

"Every rock, every hill has its story", Winston Churchill wrote of the North-West Frontier, and here is the full story of these turbulent lands. Against a background of the history and geography of the region, the author paints a vivid picture of this extraordinary place. Drawing on written records, soldier's letters, memsahibs' journals, travelers' tales and first hand experience, Victoria Schofield unravels the history of the North-West Frontier layer by layer.

Victoria Schofield is a writer and broadcaster. She is also the author of Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War.