A Nasty Little War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Previous owner's plate on title page, otherwise clean text.
A gripping work of military history, A Nasty Little War chronicles the Anglo-Russian confrontation in Central Asia during the early twentieth century, a largely forgotten conflict that shaped the modern geopolitical landscape of the region. Michael Page uncovers the brutal realities of a campaign fought across some of the world's most unforgiving terrain, where British and imperial forces clashed with Bolshevik-backed armies in a desperate struggle for influence and survival. Written with vivid narrative authority, the account details the political machinations, military blunders, and extraordinary acts of courage that defined this overlooked theatre of war. Page argues compellingly that the intervention was a pivotal — if ultimately futile — episode in the collapse of the old imperial order and the rise of Soviet power, illustrating how the decisions made in these remote battlefields reverberated far beyond their immediate context.
Author: Michael Page
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Rigby
Genre: Military history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Previous owner's plate on title page, otherwise clean text.
A gripping work of military history, A Nasty Little War chronicles the Anglo-Russian confrontation in Central Asia during the early twentieth century, a largely forgotten conflict that shaped the modern geopolitical landscape of the region. Michael Page uncovers the brutal realities of a campaign fought across some of the world's most unforgiving terrain, where British and imperial forces clashed with Bolshevik-backed armies in a desperate struggle for influence and survival. Written with vivid narrative authority, the account details the political machinations, military blunders, and extraordinary acts of courage that defined this overlooked theatre of war. Page argues compellingly that the intervention was a pivotal — if ultimately futile — episode in the collapse of the old imperial order and the rise of Soviet power, illustrating how the decisions made in these remote battlefields reverberated far beyond their immediate context.