1978, Quartet, Paperback, L.Branch. 2 Vols. Boxed set. 495pp. 12pp b/w illustrations.
NEAR MINT. Slight fading to spine.
The story of the confllict between the expansionist 19th Century Tsarist Russian Empire and the Islamic Caucasian tribes led by Shamyl the Avar. A romanticised but highly researched account of the clash between Russia and the east which has particular resonance in today's reassertion of interest in the region by Russia.
ISBN: 0704332329