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History of the War in Affghanistan, from its Commencement to its Close is a narrative of the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42). The book is based on the journal and letters of an anonymous, high-ranking British officer, who purportedly served many years in the British army in India. Published in London in 1843, the book was edited by Charles Barnes Nash (1815–92), a British lawyer who was extensively engaged in the affairs of public companies in Great Britain. The book is comprised of 14 chapters, beginning with a general ...