The History of the Malakand Army in the Field, was written in 1897 and published in 1898. It has not been reprinted since 1911 and, apparently, has practically disappeared from sale. The subtitle of this book: “An Episode of the Border War” provides a comprehensive description of its content. Regular border wars were a typical occurrence in India in the second half of the 19th century. Their aim, as stated in the Government of India's message to the Secretary of State (No. 49 of 1879), was “to prevent at all costs the establishment of the political influence of any other power in the border regions.” The most feared powers were Russia and Afghanistan. The consequence of these wars was the advance of the British borders towards the borders of Afghanistan, as shown on the map. The "Forward Policy," as it was called, had its opponents among the Gladstoneian liberals, and the fluctuations of British policy, determined by which party was in power at the moment, adversely affected the results of military expeditions, which were first authorized and then withdrawn . Sir Bindon Blood's expedition against the tribes of the Valley of Swat, so vividly described by Sir Winston, was one of those that was successfully carried to completion. This book is from the site "Military Literature", also known as Militera.