But the worst o' your foes is the sun over'ead: You must wear your 'elmet for all that is said: If 'e finds you uncovered 'e'll knock you down dead, An' you'll die like a fool of a soldier.
—Rudyard Kipling, “The Young British Soldier”
This episode, part three in Gordon’s Afghanistan series, originally aired in August of 2016. Links to part 1 and part 2 here.
From the original show notes: In part three of our series on Afghanistan we get fully into the second Anglo-Afghan War, picking up where we left off, in 1878. Will the British have learned valuable lessons from previous decades? Will they consequently learn anything from subsequent disasters? If you’ve been listening, you can probably guess the answers, but tune in anyway and find out!
Links:
Wee Willie Winkie (1937) Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, Cesar Romero
Kim (1950) Errol Flynn.
Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839-1947, Michael Barthorp
Sam Browne 
Earl Roberts of Kandahar This week's special music: Raag Bhairvi - Afghan Instrumental
Afghanistan - Pt 3