Person From England

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

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 agents and travellers - official and unofficial, military and civilian - who have visited the Khanates of Turkestan, relating their adventures and attempting to recreate the atmosphere and flavour of the region. Extremely well written, Fitzroy Maclean captures a way of life that is fast disappearing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-20
Mått:153 x 234 x 26 mm
Vikt:525 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:480
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781448205240

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Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean of Dunconnel, 1st Baronet KT CBE (1911-1996) was a Scottish soldier, writer and politician. He was a Unionist MP from 1959 to 1974 and was one of few people who entered World War II as a private and left having risen to the rank of Brigadier.Maclean wrote several books, including Eastern Approaches, in which he recounted three extraordinary series of adventures: travelling, often incognito, in Soviet Central Asia; fighting in the Western Desert Campaign, where he specialized in commando raids behind enemy lines; and living rough with Tito and his Yugoslav Partisans. It has been speculated that Ian Fleming used Maclean as one of his inspirations for James Bond.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsPrologue1 A Person from England2 A Dervish from Turkey3 Special Correspondent4 White General5 Khan of Merv6 Superior Person7 All is Known to Finkelstein8 A Rendezvous with DeathEpilogueBibliographyA Note on the Author