ADVENTURES IN GILGIT, HUNZA, NAGAR, CHITRAL AND HINDU- KUSH – THE MAKING OF A FRONTIER BY COLONEL ALGERNON DURAND
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The book contains a faithful account of the policy pursued
on the Gilgit Frontier, of the steps taken to give it effect, and of the result
attained. The reader who expects to find cut and dried dogmatic opinions as to
the management of our relations with Frontier Tribes will be disappointed.
These, as a rule, can only be given, with their full effect, by men who know
nothing about the question.
Colonel Algernon Durand was the man who defined the western
frontier of the British Indian frontier, which now divides Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Durand’s struggle was too establish the authority of the British government in
apprehension of a threat from Russia. When Durand reached Gilgit, Durand found
utter chaos, intrigue and treachery in local politics resulting in his
appointment as Political Agent there to firmly establish British authority
there.
Major Algernon Thomas Marion Durand was born on 06 January 1900. He was the son of Colonel Algernon George Arnold Durand and Elizabeth Marjorie Bruce. He married Margery Underwood, daughter of J.S. Underwood on 10 March 1939. He died on 23 July 1961 at age of 61, without issue. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, and Berkshire, England. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A).1 He fought in the Second World War. He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 5th City of London Rifle Brigade.
Book: Adventures in Gilgit,Hunza, Nagar, Chitral and Hindu - Kush
Author: Colonel Algernon Durand
ISBN: 978-81-8339-175-7
Language: English
Author: Colonel Algernon Durand
ISBN: 978-81-8339-175-7
Language: English
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