"1838 - 1842" . . . . . "History"@en . . . . "In the spring of 1839 British forces invaded Afghanistan for the first time, re-establishing Shah Shuja on the throne and ushering in a period of conflict over the territory still unresolved today. 'The Return of a King' is the definitive analysis of the first Afghan war."@en . "the battle for Afghanistan"@en . "British Intervention (Afghanistan : 1838-1842)" . . . . . "Afghanistan" . . "Afghanistan." .