Soviet-Pakistan Relations and Post-Soviet Dynamics, 1947–92

Soviet-Pakistan Relations and Post-Soviet Dynamics, 1947–92
Author: Hafeez Malik
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349105732

This book deserves to be read carefully by scholars and laymen of foreign policy dealing with the former Soviet Union, Russia and South Asia, and particularly by the political leaders of India and Pakistan. The book is a multi-dimensional analysis of (a) Soviet-American rivalry; (b) Soviet determination to expand in the direction of South Asia and the Gulf; (c) the regional dynamics of the Middle East most especially Iran, Afghanistan and China, the major power in Asia.

The Unlikely Hero

The Unlikely Hero
Author: Dorothy Anderson
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2008-11-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0752486853

Beginning his career as a British Surgeon Major in Afghanistan, George Scott Robertson found himself defending Chitral Fort in 1895 against a besieging force of thousands of tribesmen. He was celebrated as a hero, but this was only one chapter in what was an extraordinary life. This book is the story of an adventurer, ethnographer, and soldier.

Velvet on Iron

Velvet on Iron
Author: Frederick W. Marks
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780803281158

Analyzes the international relations, foreign policy, and diplomatic efforts of the the administration of Theodore Roosevelt in the context of his time

Esme Howard

Esme Howard
Author: B. J. C. McKercher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2006-03-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521025232

This well-informed and readable biography of a hitherto neglected figure examines Howard's career.