"The great statesman was also a Nobel Prize-winning author. His first book chronicles an 1897 British military campaign against the tribes of the Northwest Frontier, in the vicinity of modern Pakistan and Afghanistan." Publisher's description "In his first book, the renowned statesman and historian chronicles an 1897 British military campaign on the Northwest Frontier, in the vicinity of modern Pakistan and Afghanistan. Churchill served as a correspondent and cavalry officer in the conflict, and his incisive reportage reflects the energy and vision that re-emerged in his WWII leadership." Publisher's description

Originally published: London : Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1916.

Preface -- The theatre of war -- The Malakand Camps -- The outbreak -- The attack on Malakand -- The relief of Chakdara -- The defence of Chakdara -- The gate of Swat -- The advance against the Mohmands -- Reconnaissance -- The march to Nawagai -- The action of the Mamund Valley, 16th September -- At Inayat Kila -- Nawagai -- Back to the Mamund Valley -- The work of the cavalry -- Submission -- Military observations -- And last . . . the riddle of the frontier -- Appendix: extracts from official dispatchesPreface -- The theatre of war -- The Malakand Camps -- The outbreak -- The attack on Malakand -- The relief of Chakdara -- The defence of Chakdara -- The gate of Swat -- The advance against the Mohmands -- Reconnaissance -- The march to Nawagai -- The action of the Mamund Valley, 16th September -- At Inayat Kila -- Nawagai -- Back to the Mamund Valley -- The work of the cavalry -- Submission -- Military observations -- And last . . . the riddle of the frontier -- Appendix: extracts from official dispatches