The British invasion of Tibet in 1904 is one of the strangest events in British imperial history. Conceived by Lord Curzon as a strategic move in the Great Game - that colossal struggle between imperial Britain and Tsarist Russia for influence in Central Asia - the incursion was in fact ill-conceived and inspired by only the weakest of motivations. Led by the soldier, explorer and mystic, Francis Younghusband, the mission - doomed from the very beginning - became caught in political cross-fire and the distant and destructive machinations of China and Britain and ended in ignominy and disappointment for this idealistic adventurer. Peter Fleming's gripping portrayal of this curious episode and its charismatic protagonists brilliantly illuminates what is now seen as a key moment in the Great Game, the repercussions of which continue to be felt throughout the region.
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The British invasion of Tibet in 1904 is one of the strangest events in British imperial history. This title presents a portrayal of this curious episode and its charismatic protagonists that illuminates what is now seen as a key moment in the Great Game, the repercussions of which continue to be felt throughout the region.
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"'An observer of great wisdom and learning...' (Simon Winchester) 'One reads him for literary delight and for the pleasure of meeting an Elizabethan spirit allied to a modern mind.... but he is also an observer of penetrating intellect.' (Vita Sackville-West, Spectator)"
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The British invasion of Tibet in 1904 is one of the strangest events in British imperial history. This title presents a portrayal of this curious episode and its charismatic protagonists that illuminates what is now seen as a key moment in the Great Game, the repercussions of which continue to be felt throughout the region.
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ISBN
9781848856981
Publisert
2012-04-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Barbara Ward & Associates
Vekt
345 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
328

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Biographical note

Peter Fleming, OBE, (1907-1971) was a journalist and writer and one of the great travel writers of the twentieth century. He began his career as a special correspondent with The Times and later wrote for The Spectator. He served with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War and from 1942 was in charge of military deception operations in Southeast Asia. He is author of several classic books, which include Brazilian Adventure, To Peking (The Peter Fleming Collection, Tauris Parke Paperbacks), One's Company and News from Tartary. Later he wrote accounts of historical events in lands through which he had travelled, namely The Siege at Peking, Bayonets to Lhasa and The Fate of Admiral Kolchak. In his memory, The Royal Geographical Society established The Peter Fleming Award for projects that seek to advance geographical science.