'Peter Hopkirk is truly the Laureate of the Great Game' Jan Morris
'A gripping account of the terrible, confused struggle for mastery of Central Asia that followed the Russian Revolution' Evening Standard
'Hopkirk has made the extraordinary field of Central-Asian espionage his own ... an enthralling story' Observer
'A fascinating, brilliantly written book' Times Literary Supplement
'A rich harvest of harrowing adventures recounted in fascinating detail' Daily Telegraph
'Difficult to put down ... irresistible' Daily Telegraph
A JM Classics edition of the 100,000-copy-selling epic and engrossing account of the secret war fought between Russia and Britain for almost a century, by the definitive expert on the subject