With rugged terrain and a dispersed population, fearsomely armed and bound by tribal loyalties, the country has long been an ideal refuge for bandits, rebels and, lately, terrorists.
ROBERT GILDEA, Oxford University’s fearsomely erudite professor of modern history, has chosen a large canvas—and a wonderful title.
I don’t think that even their most enthusiastic fans could have predicted how fearsomely good this album would be.
