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Hunted Through Central Asia
Paul Nazaroff was the ringleader of a desperate plot to overthrow the Bolsheviks in Central Asia in 1918. Betrayed to Lenin's Secret Police, he was forced to live like an animal …
On Horseback Through Asia Minor
Recounts the five-month journey across Asia Minor made by an English gentleman, accompanied by a single Henry Express rifle, a small stock of medicines, some warm clothing and his …
Trespassers on the Roof of the World
Hidden behind the Himalayas and ruled over by a God-king, Tibet has always cast a powerful spell over travellers form the West. In this remarkable, and ultimately tragic narrative, …
A Ride To Khiva
Captain Frederick Burnaby's secret unofficial mission was to discover if the caravan city of Khiva, closed to all European travellers by the Russians, was about to be used as a …
Mission to Tashkent
Accused by Moscow of being a British master-spy, Colonel F.M. Bailey recounts the 16-month game of cat-and-mouse he played with the Bolshevik secret police. At one point, with a …