About the Book

Percy Sykes was sent to Persia by British Army Intelligence in the 1890s, first as an explorer and spy, then to open consulates along Persia's eastern borders. His job was to deter Russian expansion towards India. Unpaid, he rode through thousands of miles of the harshest desert, marsh, and mountain. While a consul at Meshed during a very turbulent time, he bugged the Russian consulate and, armed only with diplomacy, single-handedly faced down a Russian attempt to annex northeast Persia. During World War I, Wassmuss, "the German Lawrence," incited the southern tribes of Persia against the British. Sykes, who knew everyone that mattered in Persia, was sent out to raise a regiment of villagers to keep Persian oil safe for the Royal Navy. "Persia in the Great Game is an engagingly written, superbly researched biography of an astonishing character who hunted gazelle with princes, read Persian poetry, sat at the feet of dervish masters, and got to the heart of a country.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 346 pages

Language: English

Publisher: John Murray Publishers

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 0719564158

Publication Date: Unknown

ISBN-13: 9780719564154

Dimensions: 5.06 x 7.82 x 0.94 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.64 lbs

• Categories: Adventurers & Explorers Biography & Autobiography Iranian History