The Unveiling of Lhasa [Paperback]

In this candid look into Asian colonial supremacy, this account describes what began in December of 1903, when a border dispute escalated amid rumors of a proposed secret alliance between Russia and the religious monarchy at Lhasa. British Colonel Francis Younghusband marched his Indian troops north with a battalion of Asian laborers and special correspondent Edmund Candler fromThe Daily Mailin tow. This record not only describes the thrilling journey experienced by a group of men deep into the heart of Tibet, but also provides an interesting history of a conflict known as “The Great Game.”

Edmund Candlerwas a popular war correspondent, an educator, and the principal of Mohimara College in Patiala State, India. He is the author ofThe Long Road to BaghdadandYouth and the East: An Unconventional Autobiography.David Leffmanis a travel writer and photographer and the coauthor ofThe Rough Guide to China,The Rough Guide to Indonesia, andThe Rough Guide to Iceland 3.