 | The Scramble for Africa by Thomas Pakenham
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £2.61 sweeping, over-arching book; the roots of much 20th century conflict
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 | A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
Buy new: £11.38 / Used from: £3.16 fantastic overview of this neglected yet pivotal period- for an even better explanation read the full, unedited trilogy
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 | The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia by Peter Hopkirk
Buy used from: £18.00 wonderful, detail exposition of a fascinating subject; understanding the USSR, Afghanistan in the 20th century and the shifts in power within Europe and the Far East is much clearer having read this.
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 | Explorers of the Western Himalayas, 1820-95: "When Men and Mountains Meet" and "Gilgit Game" by John Keay
Buy used from: £12.00 read in conjunction with Hopkirk you will find your understanding of this region stretching till you can pull it out of you ears and tie it under you chin
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 | Shackleton's Boat Journey by Frank Arthur Worsley
Buy new: £6.63 / Used from: £1.38 adventure doesn't get any better than this
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 | The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £4.48 truly inspiring, moving beyond words. Never has such a great writer been married to such an undertaking. The best . We were so thankful we said nothing
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 | In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo) by William Dalrymple
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £0.01 A more recent view of the places you've read about above. Witty, entertaining and informative. A good light read.
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 | Flashman (The Flashman Papers) by George MacDonald Fraser
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 More Afghanistan- read a first-hand account of the disastrous retreat from Kabul by the Hero of Gandamak
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 | Flashman at the Charge by George MacDonald Fraser
Buy used from: £0.20 Amazing man, amazing life. Inspiring.
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 | Flashman in the Great Game by George MacDonald Fraser
Buy used from: £0.51 This Great Briton got everywhere. Shame he never made it to the Antarctic with Shackleton and Scott. Now there would have been a tale!
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