The Sabres of Paradise: Conquest and Vengeance in the Caucasus by Lesley Blanch

The Sabres of Paradise: Conquest and Vengeance in the Caucasus

Lesley Blanch

490 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
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The definitive, epic biography of the Muslim chieftain Imam Shamyl, the 'Lion of Daghestan', THE SABRES OF PARADISE took six years to complete, with research done in Russia and the Caucasus, including tracing his descendants in Turkey and Egypt. ―...

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