The Sole Survivor of the Retreat from Kabul

January 13
16 mins

Episode Description

January 13, 1842. Assistant Surgeon William Brydon is the last man standing after a disastrous British army retreat during the First Anglo-Afghan War. This episode originally aired in 2025.

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