Escape from Kabul : The Inside Story

'An important account of one of the defining moments of the modern world' PETER FRANKOPAN**Pre-order the paperback now!** Readers' praise for Escape from Kabul: 'It's rare for a book to be so well written that you feel you are there yourself.I felt like I was holding my breath reading it. Truly eye opening and shocking' ?????'Must read for military historians.Brilliantly written by those who understand modern warfare and politics.Highly recommended.' ?????'A compelling page-turner' ?????The evacuation of Kabul in August 2021 will go down in military history as one of the most unexpected events in modern times.In an eerie replay of the disastrous British retreat from Kabul in 1842, coalition troops withdrew from Afghanistan after twenty years of military campaigning.The subsequent collapse of the Afghan government and its army shocked the world, as a resurgent Taliban gathered its forces and swept across the country.Thousands of Afghans who had worked with the allies were left to the me