"A great piece of detective work and research put together."                                          - Salman Rashid, The Herald ". . . that rare thing: a solid and original piece of research that also happens to be a 'good read'."                                         - Sophie Gordon, History of Photography "An extraordinary photo-document . . . ."                                         - Gayatri Sinha, The Hindu "One of my favorite photo books of recent years . . . ."                                         - Alex Novak, E-Photo Newsletter "This is a truly invaluable and exceptional book, filled with superb photographs and fascinating historical insights into international conflicts brewing on the same terrain today."                                         - Muneeza Shamsie, DAWN ". . . this book is a treasure, warmly fascinating, valuable to . . . every reader who values the complicated and elaborate relationship between image, time and place."                                         - Graham Shaw, The Art Book "This is a monumental body of work. It is acute, lively, and impressive. John Burke is and was the pre-eminent photographer of the North West Frontier and Afghanistan. Extraordinary!"                                         - Clark Worswick, author of The Last Empire "An impressive work of scholarship that brings to life not only a curious - and now very topical - chapter of Britain's imperial adventure in Afghanistan but also a neglected pioneer of war photography."                                         - Charles Allen, author of Raj