Beyond the Khyber Pass: The Road to British Disaster in the First Afghan War Book

	Preface
	Prologue
Pt. I	Cossacks, Kings and Companymen
1	Alexander Burnes, Imperial Outrider	3
2	Ranjit Singh, Lion of the Punjab	14
3	Shah Shuja, Restless Exile	23
4	Mohan Lal, Loyal Company Servant	30
5	Dost Mohammed, Emir of Afghanistan	37
6	Bokhara	47
7	Fath Ali Shah, Persia's King of Kings	54
8	A Hero and a Fugitive: A Study in Contrast	63
9	Contest for Peshawar	74
10	Politicians and Bureaucrats	84
11	Alexander Burnes, Humble Petitioner	92
12	Imperial Jousting in Kabul	98
13	Eldred Pottinger, Hero of Herat	110
Pt. II	All the Queen's Horses and All the Queen's Men
14	To War	121
15	March to Kabul	132
16	Staff and Distaff	152
17	Fraying Around the Edges	163
18	Turmoil in the Punjab; Danger Beyond the Hindu Kush	170
19	Gathering Clouds	180
Pt. III	Disaster and Retribution
20	Uprising	193
21	Desperation	205
22	Disintegration	215
23	Treachery	225
24	Retreat	236
25	An Army Dies	248
26	Captivity	256
27	Finale	268
	Epilogue	280
	Notes and References	293
	Bibliography	309
	Index	315