As the Great Game - the vicissitudes of power in Central Asia since Napoleon - has alas been revived in an even more aggressive mode in our day - this book makes enthralling reading and cannot be bettered as background information and guide to more understanding of the present situation. Memoirs written 150 years ago have a familiar ring. A must for Kipling and Secret Service fans.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 12 January 2002 ) |
