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The great game : on secret service in high Asia
This book was copied from the amazing and wonderful PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset, a labor of love by two dedicated and talented historians. We encourage you to visit them, and subscribe to their list for updates on new books as they are uploaded. · xiv, 562 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm · An account of the encounter last century between the British in India and Tsarist Russia in Central Asia which became known as the "Great Game". When the encounter began the frontiers of Russia and British India lay some 2000 apart. By the end, the gap had shrunk in places to 20 miles · Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-540) and index
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Hopkirk, Peter, author · CC BY-NC 4.0
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Ebook · The great game : on secret service in high Asia · Hopkirk, Peter, author · Internet Archive
pahar.in · 15.70 history of Europe · International relations · Politics and government · Espionage · Diplomatic service · Asia, Central -- Politics and government · Asia, Central -- Relations -- Russia · Asia, Central -- Relations -- Great Britain · Great Britain -- Relations -- Asia, Central