Eastern Approaches

Experience the gripping adventures of a young diplomat who defied the odds and traveled through the wildest and remotest parts of the Soviet Union, fought as part of the SAS in North Africa, and parachuted into German-occupied Yugoslavia as Winston Churchill's personal representative. Eastern Approaches is a classic, riveting account of the thrill of remote travel in forbidden Central Asia, the violence and adventure of world-changing tours, and the sprawling, sybaritic delights of diplomatic life. Simon Sebag Montefiore calls it "the best book you will read this year."