The New Great Game: The Struggle for Central Asia in World War I

The Great Game in Central Asia had barely subsided before a new one began. This book tells the gripping story of what unfolded across Central Asia during World War I. As the Allies and Central Powers maneuvered over the survival of the British Empire, fighting flared anew on a little-known front.

The German Kaiser sought to strike British India and destroy the British Empire's global system once and for all. Enver Pasha of the Ottoman Empire dreamed of founding a new empire in Central Asia. Russia never abandoned its ambitions for Constantinople. Officials in British India anxiously watched for any threat from beyond their borders. They established the East Persia Cordon, cultivated ties with Afghanistan, sent troops to Baku, installed puppet rulers, and more...

Highly readable, this book introduces readers to little-known stories that unfolded across Central Asia during World War I, some of whose effects have yet to fully disappear.