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Proceed to Peshawar: The Story of a U.S. Navy Intelligence Mission on the Afghan Border, 1943
George Hill
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Description for Proceed to Peshawar: The Story of a U.S. Navy Intelligence Mission on the Afghan Border, 1943
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Proceed to Peshawar is a story of adventure in the Hindu Kush Mountains and of a previously untold military and naval intelligence mission during World War II by two American officers along 800 miles of the Durand Line, the porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. They passed through the tribal areas and the princely states of the North-West Frontier Province, and into Baluchistan. This appears to be the first time that any American officials were permitted to travel for any distance along either side of the Durand Line. Many British political and military officers believed that India would soon be ... Read more
Proceed to Peshawar is a story of adventure in the Hindu Kush Mountains and of a previously untold military and naval intelligence mission during World War II by two American officers along 800 miles of the Durand Line, the porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. They passed through the tribal areas and the princely states of the North-West Frontier Province, and into Baluchistan. This appears to be the first time that any American officials were permitted to travel for any distance along either side of the Durand Line. Many British political and military officers believed that India would soon be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
445g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781612512808
SKU
V9781612512808
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-10
About George Hill
George J. Hill graduated from the Harvard Medical School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Public Health Service, retiring as a Captain in the Navy Reserve in 1992. He lives in West Orange, NJ.
Reviews for Proceed to Peshawar: The Story of a U.S. Navy Intelligence Mission on the Afghan Border, 1943
…the unusual perspective offered by this brief work allows it to make a unique contribution to the existing historiography. George Hill, a retired U.S. Naval Reservist, has uncovered an interesting story, part travelogue, part biography and part history lesson."
The Naval Review
The Naval Review