The experience of a British officer in the campaign to place Shah Shuja on the throne in Afghanistan in 1938 is the central theme of this book. The first Afghan war is well documented in this novel. The British army as well as the Bengal and Bombay troops faced overwhelming odds and tribesmen before storming the fortresses of Ghuznee. This Victorina era adventure story is well documented and will be of interest to any person interested in Historical war fiction.