Spying for empire: the Great Game in Central and South Asia, 1757-1947 / Robert Johnson
2006, 1st Edition. London: Greenhill Books. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #350012
ISBN: 1853676705
Physical description: 320 pages: illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Contents: The great game -- Agents of Empire -- Misreading intelligence -- Internal insecurity -- Penetrating Central Asia -- The pundits, topography and intelligence -- The missions to the frontiers -- An intelligence screen -- On Her Majesty's Secret Service -- Closing the gap -- Pulling the Bear's teeth -- War and revolution, 1914-1919 -- Recessional -- The great game reassessed -- Appendix A. Warning from a Chinese agent -- Appendix B. An intelligence officer's secret orders. Subjects: Spies Asia, Central; Biography. Spies Great Britain; Biography. Politics and government. International relations.
Price: €75.00