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The sabres of paradise : conquest and vengeance in the Caucasus / Lesley Blanch.
Van Pelt Library DK511.C3 B575 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blanch, Lesley.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caucasus, Northern (Russia)--History.
- Caucasus, Northern (Russia).
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 495 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Tauris Parke, 2004.
- Summary:
- The Caucasus--a region of supreme natural beauty and fiercely proud warriors--has throughout history been characterized by violence and turmoil. During the Great Caucasus War of 1834-1859, the warring mountain tribes of Daghestan and Chechnya united under the charismatic leadership of the Muslim chieftain Imam Shamyl, the "Lion of Daghestan," and held at bay the invading Russian army for nearly 25 years. Lesley Blanch vividly recounts the epic story of their heroic and bloody struggle for freedom and the life of a man still legendary in the Caucasus.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1850434034
- OCLC:
- 53460220
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