` Let us turn our faces towards Asia`, exhorted Lenin when the long-awaited revolution in Europe failed to materialize. ` The East will help us conquer the West.` Peter Hopkirk`s book tells for the first time the story of the Bolshevik attempt to set the East ablaze with the heady new gospel of Marxism. Lenin`s dream was to liberate the whole of Asia, but his starting point was British India. A shadowy undeclared war followed. Among the players in this new Great Game were British spies, Communist revolutionaries, Muslim visionaries & Chinese warlords
- as well as a White Russian baron who roasted his Bolshevik captives alive. Here is an extraordinary tale of intrigue & treachery, barbarism & civil war, whose violent repercussions continue to be felt in Central Asia today.
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Peter Hopkirk’s “ Setting the East Ablaze” tells the narrative history, in thrilling style, of the inter-war struggle for influence in Central Asia as Lenin attempted to spread the Bolshevik cause to India. This continuation of the ‘ Great Game’
- this time with a Marxist, not Tzarist, Russia
- pitted British spies, Chinese warlords, revolutionaries, zealots & vengeful White Russian émigrés in a clandestine war from Russia to India. An incredible tale, told by an expert, of intrigue & treachery, barbarism & civil war, whose violent repercussions continue to be felt in Central Asia today. Peter Hopkirk is a veteran journalist & is widely recognized as an authority on the complex history of Central Asia. This is one of several books he has written on the region.

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Waterproof walking map of Settle to Carlisle at 1:40, 000 from Harvey, with the route divided into individual panels so that you can have the entire trail on one easy-to-read sheet, linking all the stations of the famous railway along the route. Cartography shows public bridleways & footpaths, with permissive (permission may be withdrawn) paths indicated. The route is prominently highlighted, with parts on & off road differentiated; dual carriageways, A & B roads, including forest roads, are shown. Railway lines & stops are also marked. Topography is indicated by contour lines at 15m intervals, index contours at 75m intervals, & spot heights; there are numerous symbols to show varying terrain types. The map is GPS compatible, with the National Grid overprinted on each panel. Points of interest & local facilities such as food shops, information points, accommodation, & parking, are clearly marked. The map also has general information on public transport, safety for walkers, accommodation, useful telephone numbers, & more. The map is supplied in a clear plastic pocket. ...

The Settle to Carlisle Way, a 156km /97 miles trail overlooking one of Britain’s most spectacular railway routes, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:115, 000. The guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, &

Includes:: notes on the Settle to Carlisle railway, geology, habitats & wildlife, etc. Detailed route descriptions, arranged in daily stages, are preceded by a summary of each section of the route giving distance, terrain, grade, & availability of food & drink. The guide is illustrated with numerous colour photos. The guide shows the route highlighted on fold-out flap of the cover at 1:115, 000. The map has altitude colouring to show the topography & also indicates various facilities & places of interest. No geographical coordinates for GPS users are provided. The publishers recommend as more detailed & GPS compatible coverage of the route the map from Harvey Map Services. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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The Settle to Carlisle Way, a 156km (97 miles) long-distance hiking route which follows the famous railway line presented in seven sections at 1:40, 000 on GPS compatible, light, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. Each panel shows the trail & the surrounding countryside on mapping with contours at 15m intervals & colouring to indicate different types of vegetation. The overprint for the route (which has no special waymarking other than the usual public footpath or bridleway signs) indicates sections on track, on path, on indistinct path, where there is no visible path, & on or crossing roads which require special care. Symbols mark locations of various facilities including youth hostels, bunkhouses, campsites, food shops, pubs, tourist attractions, etc. The panels have the lines of the British National grid at 1km intervals. The map

Includes:: historical information about this most scenic of England’s railway lines, tourist tips, & other useful information including contact addresses/phone numbers. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. The maps have contours at 20m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of terrain or vegetation (s&, terraces, rocks, woodlands, vineyards, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5 miles approx). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude coordinates for the map corners. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series date from 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:100, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 50m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 64 x 40km (40 x 25 miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals, plus show UTM coordinates for the map corners. Map legend is in Portuguese only.PLEASE NOTE
- EDITION DATES: some sheets at this scale date back to the 1950s or 1960s. For more recent editions please see IGP’s 1:25, 000 series where each 50K map is divided into four quarters. To see all the titles in the 1:100, 000 series please click on the series link.
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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Invaluable life advice from the one & only Dr. Seuss, now in a luxurious mini-hardback gift format. The one & only Dr. Seuss ...