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Willie Dalrymple's book about the First Afghan War, mentioned multiple times including that Karzai read it closely and it influenced his policy toward Americans

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Described as 'a kind of the prequel to the events we're going to discuss today' about the East India Company

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Tom recommends this book along with other Dalrymple works for anyone interested in Indian or British history

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Mentioned as a book that provides context for the first British invasion of Afghanistan, described as essential reading for understanding the first Afghan war

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Tom recommends this book along with other Dalrymple works for anyone interested in Indian or British history

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Tom recommends this book along with other Dalrymple works for anyone interested in Indian or British history

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Tom recommends this book along with other Dalrymple works for anyone interested in Indian or British history; later Willie mentions he calls the 1857 uprising 'the great uprising' in this book