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The Sabres of Paradise
Lesley Blanch
Published by John Murray Ltd, 1960- Hardcover- 1st. Edition- 494pp- monotone plates. Ex-lib, d/j a little wear as shown, book in nice condition 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.
In the early 19th century, Russian armies were on the march eastward toward India. Georgia had been anexed, neighboring lands had yielded. The invsion of the Caucsus had begun. A country of fierce extremes.
One man rose to confront the advancing troops Shamyl Avar, part religious fanatic, part military genius unfurled his black banne and summoned the wild tribesmen of Daghestan to hold their mounta the forbidding aweinspiring Caucasus against theinader . To him this was a Holy War fought for Mohammed.
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