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The Afghan Campaigns of 1878‒1880 is a two-volume account of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80) by Sydney H. Shadbolt, a London barrister and the author of works on imperial subjects. The first volume, entitled “Historical Division,” includes a sketch of the war and the movements of the forces, illustrated by maps. The second volume, entitled “Biographical Division,” contains albumen photographs and short biographies of the 140 British officers, along with a small number of civilians from the diplomatic service, who died in the campaign. The men are listed ...