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The Spider Lily (1946)
The Man Outside
… But The Patient Died!
Isle Of Vanishing Men
No Time For Change
Sea-Change
Cat O’ Nine Tales
Bones of Pizarro
The Road to Kandahar
I hate not knowing what story this cover is illustrating. If you know, please tell me.
[UPDATE] Jim writes to inform us:
It illustrates part of the Harold Lamb novelette “The Road to Kandahar.” I just read it a few days ago. It takes place in 1619 in the middle east. The story follows a warrior turned physician who travels to Kandahar. He joins with Moguls who become allies with a Pathan tribe who attack a Persian camp outside Kandahar. A princess he encounters in Kandahar turns out to be a Persian spy. The leader of Kandahar disguises himself and poses as a prophet to extract gold from the Pathans. The cover appears to depict the surprise attack on the Persians by the Mogol and Pathan forces that averts the takeover of Kandahar. I was struck by the similarity of the places and tribes to the continuing strife in the middle east today.
The “Road to Kandahar” is included in a collection of Harold Lamb stories called Swords from the Desert published in 2009. He infuses the story with cultural, geographic, and tribal details. I read that Harold Lamb served in the OSS during WW II and later was an advisor to the State Department suggesting that he had extensive knowledge of the area. I wonder how the U.S. policy toward the middle east might be different if it were informed by such history of tribes that have been at war for 400 years.
The Sign Of The Serpent
This was the final issue of the title, but it featured Doctor Death, which continued as its own title.
The Citadel of Lost Ages
Icarus
Giants From Eternity
The Polar Bear’s Revenge
The American-Eskimo Task Force That Stopped A Wildlife Massacre