The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia
Peter Hopkirk
For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian
Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and
deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called
it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first
began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end,
some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This classic book
tells the story of the Great Game through the exploits of the young
officers, both British and Russian, who risked their lives playing it.
Disguised as holy men or native horse-traders, they mapped secret
passes, gathered intelligence and sought the allegiance of powerful
khans. Some never returned. The violent repercussions of the Great Game
are still convulsing Central Asia today.
Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and
deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called
it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first
began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end,
some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This classic book
tells the story of the Great Game through the exploits of the young
officers, both British and Russian, who risked their lives playing it.
Disguised as holy men or native horse-traders, they mapped secret
passes, gathered intelligence and sought the allegiance of powerful
khans. Some never returned. The violent repercussions of the Great Game
are still convulsing Central Asia today.
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Năm:
2006
Ngôn ngữ:
english
Trang:
376
ISBN 10:
0719564476
ISBN 13:
9780719564475
File:
PDF, 3.38 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2006
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