Eastern Approaches | 
 enlarge | Author: Fitzroy Maclean
Publisher: Penguin Global
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 191882
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0140132716
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9780140132717
ASIN: 0140132716
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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The classic true adventure story of a man who, by the pen, sword, and diplomatic pouch, influenced some of the most significant events of our era. Fitzroy Maclean recounts his extraordinary adventures in Soviet Central Asia; in the Western Desert, where he specialized in hair-raising commando raids behind enemy lines; and with Tito's partisans during the last months of the German occupation of Yugoslavia. An enthralling narrative brilliantly told.
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Everything old is new again. August 18, 2008
I bought this book in the 60's in the Time/Life edtion, but didn't get around to reading it until 1995, when I was in Jalalabad, Afghanistan for a few weeks. Of course, that was the perfect setting, but from any viewpoint in the world "Eastern Approaches" is quite close to the perfect travel book. I left my copy in the library of the American Club in Peshawar, trying to save luggage room for Afghan textiles, and I was very sorry to learn when I got home that it was out of print. Now it's back, and I look forward to reading it again while sitting in my armchair. "Eastern Approaches" is a great read, and never more relevant than today.
Eastern Approaches February 11, 2008
This is an exciting autobiography, which I have read and reread over the years. Of particular interest is the author's introduction into the SAS.
This book will become a permanent fixture in your library.
A Look Behind The Iron Curtain February 26, 2007
Pre WWII, Maclean finagled trips through parts of the USSR where no westerner had previously been, even crossing into Afghanistan from the north at one point. He spent much of WWI aiding Marshal Tito's effort to drive the Germans out of the Balkans. Fascinating stuff, this, eloquently written and he's a damn good storyteller.
Great Book. January 18, 2007
This book is of great historical value. The narration is witty and elegant. I would recomant it to everybody interested in European history.
the truth is stranger than fiction July 8, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a truly unique book and comparable only with Churchill's 'My Early Life' as an adventure history. Some people write adventure books, some people have adventures but Fitzroy McLean, like Churchill, or TE Lawrence, is able to do both. A rare treat and very easy to read.
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