"For centuries, men have fought and died on the Afghan frontier-American soldiers and the Taliban are merely the latest. As the gateway to India and the crossroads of Central Asia, Afghanistan has tempted the greed and hunger for power of countless invaders, from the Greek armies of Alexander the Great to Brezhnev's Soviet forces. Refuge of spies and mountainous court of intrigue, this frontier world is one of the most haunting and gigantic battlefields on earth. This edition of 'Afghan Frontier' includes a new afterword from the author, completing the gripping portrait of a region that is as treacherous as it is alluring." Publisher's description

"Published in 2003 by Tauris Parke Paperbacks"--T.p. verso. First ed. published as: Every rock, every hill. London : Buchan & Enright, 1984. Includes maps of: Afghanistan and its Present Frontiers; Alexander's Journey into India East of the Caspian Sea; Ancient Empires; Mountain Ridges; Coronet of Hills; Russian Advances Towards the Oxus up to 1979; Total Distribution NWFP (main tribes only); Molly Ellis - Kidnap and Rescue, APR 1923; North-West Frontier; Frontier Fingerpost (Inter-war years); Frontier Districts and Tribal Territory.

Introducing the Afghan Frontier --- The route to India --- Frontier panorama --- Wars across the Frontier --- Amongst the tribesman --- Frontier forces --- Women with different frontiers --- War and independence --- Guests on the Frontier --- The fight goes on --- Freedom? -- Afterword: no peace -- Glossary