Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Praise
Epigraph
Maps
PREFACE
PROLOGUE
1 A Company Wallah
2 The Quaker King-Maker
3 My Sword is My Passport
4 The Young Alexander
5 The Dervish From Chester County
6 From Peshwar To Kabul
7 Kabul, Conspiracy And Cholera
8 The Alchemist
9 Courtier Of Lahore
10 The Maharajah’s Ambassador
11 The King’s Nearest Friend
12 The Prince Of Ghor
13 Prometheus From Pennsylvania
14 A Grand Promenade
15 Camel Connoisseur And Grape Agent
16 Harlan’s Last Stand
EPILOGUE KABUL, SEPTEMBER 2002
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Index
P.S.
About the author
Q & A with Ben Macintyre
LIFE at a Glance
Ten Favourite Books
About the book
A Critical Eye
A Conqueror Gone Native
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