The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia Condition:Like New ruthless humor

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a young lecturer with the National University of Singapore

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The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia Condition:Like New ruthless humorFor nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized in Kipling's Kim. When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This book tells the story of the Great