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  • A Ride to Khiva

    An Adventure in Central Asia

    by Fred Burnaby, Barney White-Spunner, Peter Hopkirk ...
    Mission Impossible – the Central Asian city of Khiva, closed to Europeans by the Russians and a possible springboard for an invasion of India. The man to undertake it – Captain Fred Burnaby, six foot four in his socks, a brilliant horseman, a crack shot and strong as an ox, with eight languages under his belt. In the winter of 1875, braving frostbite and snowdrifts and unbeknown to his army ... Read more

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  • On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 2 (of 2)

    by Fred Burnaby ...
    "On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 2" by Fred Burnaby is an adventurous travel narrative that captures the essence of 19th-century exploration. Burnaby, a British soldier and adventurer, recounts his thrilling journey across the rugged landscapes of Asia Minor. His vivid descriptions bring to life the diverse cultures, historical sites, and breathtaking scenery he encounters. The book serves ... Read more

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  • On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 1 (of 2)

    by Fred Burnaby ...
    "On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 1" by Fred Burnaby is an adventurous travel narrative that captures the essence of 19th-century exploration. Burnaby, a British soldier and adventurer, embarks on a journey across the rugged landscapes of Asia Minor, providing vivid descriptions of the terrain, culture, and people he encounters. His keen observations and engaging storytelling transport ... Read more

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  • Travels into Bokhara

    A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia

    by Alexander Burnes ...
    At the age of only twenty six, Alexander Burnes proved himself to be one of the most effective intelligence agents of his time. Making two dangerous journeys beyond the frontiers of the Indian Empire, he reported back via the East India Company to Downing Street on the geography and politics of the kingdoms that lay to the northwest as far as fabled Bokhara. He travelled simply, disguised as a ... Read more

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  • Fire and Sword in the Sudan: A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895

    by Freiherr von Rudolf Carl Slatin ...
    The joy at meeting my dear friend and former comrade in captivity, Slatin Pasha, in Cairo, after his miraculous escape, was indeed great; and it is with extreme gratification that I comply with the wishes of those friends who are interested in his experiences, to preface them with a few remarks. To have been a fellow-sufferer with him for many years, during which the closest friendship existed ... Read more

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  • A Person From England

    by Fitzroy Maclean ...
    First published in 1958, A Person From England tells of how the legendary cities of Turkestan - Merv, Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand - have long exerted a romantic fascination upon Western travellers. During the last century, men of many nationalities have played what they and their contemporaries have called "The Great Game" - travelling throughout Central Asia. The author revives memories of the ... Read more

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  • Travels Into Bokhara

    A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia

    by Alexander Burnes ...
    ‘The Great Game’ (also referred to as the Tournament of Shadows) is a term used to describe the political and diplomatic confrontation that existed during most of the 19th Century between the British Empire and the Russian Empire centered around Afghanistan and its surrounding regions. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running approximately from the Russo-Persian Treaty of ... Read more

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  • The Flashman Compendium, Vol. 1: The 1st Afghan War

    The True Stories Behind the Flashman Series: Source Texts, Histories, Poems, Maps and Pictures

    by Andrew Holland, Thomas Hughes, Lady Florentia Sale, George R. Gleig ...
    The 'Flashman Compendium' is a collection of source texts, histories, poems, maps and pictures that offers further reading to fans of the 'Flashman' series, revealing in greater detail the astonishing true stories and historical events on which the famous series of novels was based.Originally created in 1857 by the author Thomas Hughes in the novel 'Tom Brown's Schooldays', the character of Harry ... Read more

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  • The Cradle of Mankind

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    by Edgar T. A. Wigram ...
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  • The Raiders of The Sarhad

    by R.E.H. Dyer ...
    Title: The Raiders of the Sarhad: Being the Account of a Campaign of Arms and Bluff Against the Brigands of the Persian-Baluchi Border During the Great War ... Read more

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  • With Kitchener In The Soudan : A Story Of Atbara And Omdurman

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    by G.A. Henty ...
    The reconquest of the Soudan will ever be mentioned as one of the most difficult, and at the same time the most successful, enterprises ever undertaken. The task of carrying an army hundreds of miles across a waterless desert; conveying it up a great river, bristling with obstacles; defeating an enormously superior force, unsurpassed in the world for courage; and, finally, killing the leader of ... Read more

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