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Book Review of Flashman (Flashman Papers, Bk 1)

Flashman (Flashman Papers, Bk 1)
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Flashman, the character, is not a very admirable character--described by many reviewers as an anti-hero. However, the book does capture the British bungling of the situations in nineteenth century Afghanistan. It's amazing that they were able to maintain such a large empire of colonies.