The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts The Ottoman Empire & Further East: Then to Now East of Constantinople/Istanbul Areas Within The USSR
Mission to Tashkent
by F.M. Bailey
ISBN
Purchase Price
£9.60 (second hand)
Date Purchased
May 10, 2016
Publisher
The Folio Society (1999, London)
Notes
This book was first published by Jonathan Cape in 1946. We delight in unearthing books about little known episodes of the war, especially those which took place east of Constantinople. This book is by, and about, one of the last protagonists of "The Great Game", and is about as exotic and romantic a part of Asia as it is possible to get, not that it was either of those things during the period of this story! On the face of it, this story may seem to be a bit of a "Boys' Own" tale, but it does have resonance concerning the whole of the area both during the war, and perhaps more importantly, in today's troubled world.
Purchase Price
£9.60 (second hand)
Date Purchased
May 10, 2016
Publisher
The Folio Society (1999, London)
Notes
This book was first published by Jonathan Cape in 1946. We delight in unearthing books about little known episodes of the war, especially those which took place east of Constantinople. This book is by, and about, one of the last protagonists of "The Great Game", and is about as exotic and romantic a part of Asia as it is possible to get, not that it was either of those things during the period of this story! On the face of it, this story may seem to be a bit of a "Boys' Own" tale, but it does have resonance concerning the whole of the area both during the war, and perhaps more importantly, in today's troubled world.