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Title: Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy MacLean ISBN: 0-14-013271-6 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: June, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.79 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my all time favourite books
Comment: I want to keep this short, but so much could by said about this book and it's author Sir Fitzroy Maclean. What awes me about this book is that it is a true story . That one man could experience so much in about 8-9 years leaves me spellbound. This book is set from just prior to World War Two until just after. The experiences of the author are breathtaking. From travelling throughout Soviet Central Asia prior to the war, to being selected by Winston Churchill to lead the Allied Mission to Yugoslavia during the war. The panache, vigour, and willingness to experience life that the author displays should be lessons to us all. This book can be read purely as a very informative and enjoyable military history of the period. But, I believe it is much more valuable as a pure testament to the value and benefits of a positive outlook towards life and keen willingness to travel and learn about the world and the people and the cultures that it comprises.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best book I ever read!
Comment: Fitzroy MacLean writes a true and entertaining story of his life as a British diplomat escapading around Russia, starting the British version of the Special Forces in the deserts of North Africa during WWII, and, of great interest to current politics, his time with Tito in the former Yugoslavia. He is funny and entertaining presenting a lesson of history. Very honest and easy to read. A must read for anyone into WWII history or anyone in the military today.
Rating: 5
Summary: Interesting, Interesting
Comment: Eastern Approaches documents the extraordinary travels and life of Fitzroy MacLean. Maclean was a British diplomat who while in Russia became one of the first westerners to explore Central Asia during the Soviet rule. He worked with the British special forces in the North African desert and worked on behalf of the allies with the partisans in Yugoslavia during the Second world war.
Well written, this book is a worthwhile read for anybody seeking a bit of adventure in their life. These miraculous tales (true none the least) will keep you entertained throughout.
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Title: The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk ISBN: 1568360223 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: April, 1994 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibet (Kodansha Globe) by Peter Hopkirk ISBN: 1568360509 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk ISBN: 1568361270 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Setting the East Ablaze: Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia (Kodansha Globe) by Peter Hopkirk ISBN: 1568361025 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk ISBN: 0870234358 Publisher: Univ. of Massachusetts Press Pub. Date: March, 1984 List Price(USD): $17.09 |
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