Sikunder Burnes: Master of the Great Game

by Craig Murray

Book Overview

This is an astonishing true tale of espionage, journeys in disguise, secret messages, double agents, assassinations and sexual intrigue. Alexander Burnes was one of the most accomplished spies Britain ever produced and the main antagonist of the Great Game as Britain strove with Russia for control of Central Asia and the routes to the Raj. There are many lessons for the present day in this tale of the folly of invading Afghanistan and Anglo-Russian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780274513
• ISBN13: 9781780274515
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"