Isbn: 9780575050877 - the spy who disappeared: diary of a secret mission to russian central asia in 1918 (6 Ergebnisse)

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 217 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Teague-Jones, Reginald 1889-1988 ; Diaries. Teague-Jones, Reginald 1889-1988 political and intelligence officer. Teague-Jones, Reginald 1889-1988. Political atrocities Azerbaijan Baku. Spies Great Britain ; Diaries. Espionage, British. Spies Great Britain Biography. World War, 1914-1918 Secret service Great Britain. Espionage, British ; Biography. World War, 1914-1918 Secret service Great Britain. Espionage, British Biography. Azerbaijan History Revolution, 1917-1921. Soviet Union History Revolution, 1917-1921 Atrocities. Russia. Azerbaijan History Revolution, 1917-1921. Asia, Central Politics and government. Caucasus History Revolution, 1917-1921. Asia, Central Politics and government. Caucasus History Revolution, 1917-1921. Diaries. Espionage. First World War (1914-1918). Russian Revolution (1917). British espionage history Biographies. Intelligence operations History. Great Britain. British espionage history. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 217 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Teague-Jones, Reginald 1889-1988 ; Diaries. Teague-Jones, Reginald 1889-1988 political and intelligence officer. Teague-Jones, Reginald 1889-1988. Political atrocities Azerbaijan Baku. Spies Great Britain ; Diaries. Espionage, British. Spies Great Britain Biography. World War, 1914-1918 Secret service Great Britain. Espionage, British ; Biography. World War, 1914-1918 Secret service Great Britain. Espionage, British Biography. Azerbaijan History Revolution, 1917-1921. Soviet Union History Revolution, 1917-1921 Atrocities. Russia. Azerbaijan History Revolution, 1917-1921. Asia, Central Politics and government. Caucasus History Revolution, 1917-1921. Asia, Central Politics and government. Caucasus History Revolution, 1917-1921. Diaries. Espionage. First World War (1914-1918). Russian Revolution (1917). British espionage history Biographies. Intelligence operations History. Great Britain. British espionage history. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Title Page Missing; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. Diary of a Secret Mission to Russian Central Asia in 1918. INTRODUCTION AND EPILOGUE BY: Peter Hopkirk. CONTENTS: Introduction by Peter Hopkirk; The Land that Allah Forgot; The Holy City; Trans-Caspian Trader; Cotton Conspiracy; The Malleson Mission; Battle for Baku; From the Frying Pan into the Fire; The Committee and the Commissars; H.M. Representative in Askhabad; The Turkman Frankenstein; Predlozheniya and Izlozheniya; Alarms and Excursions; Scraping the Barrel; Turbulent Turkmans; Debacle; Epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. SYNOPSIS: Seventy years ago, to escape the vengeance of the Bolshevik death squads, a British intelligence officer, Captain Reginald Teague-Jones, was forced to change his name and disappear. For, having been sent on a secret mission to Transcaucasia, h found himself accused of one of the most notorious incidents of the war between Bolsheviks, "White Russians" and Turks--the murder of the 26 Baku Commissars. Bolshevik heroes, they included one of Lenin's closest friends. Until recently, it was assumed that Teague-Jones was long dead, but after the death in 1988 of a man named Ronald Sinclair, the truth emerged at last: Ronald Sinclair was Teague-Jones; he had lived into his hundredth year and not even his closest friends had had an inkling of who he really was. The Spy Who Disappeared is the story of his extraordinary mission and its tragic climax. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Veronica Bailey (illustrator).…

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