Book Review

Peter Hopkirk’s, The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia

The air in Kabul is dry this time of year, winter is turning into spring. Yet, an ever present threat looms over the city like the dust that seems to engulf everything. Just ahead, a small detachment of British soldiers leave their garrison fortifications for their daily patrol, entering into the sea of blue burkas. That scene unfolded in early [...]