Anyone have any ideas about the great game?

Question

I'm trying to think of possible aruments or thesies I could write a paper on.

The paper has to be about the historical great game. Thank though :-)

Answer 1

Well. the great game was played out mainly in Afghanistan between the two imperial powers Britain and Russia. It was mostly clandestine and involved many individuals who would pay with their lives if they got it wrong. The originator of the phrase was beheaded in Bokhara in 1842 for spying. A possible thesis might involve why Britain and Russia so desperately wanted to avoid war at that time and in that area. Or, how both sides used the local tribes and chieftains to fight their battles for them.
HTH
Paul.

A useful book on the subject below:

Answer 2

Peter Hopkirk has written a series of accessible books on the politics and skullduggery on the frontier areas of British India. The first is called the Great Game, but they go up to the period of independence. One has one of my all time favourite book titles - On Secret Service East of Constantinople.

Answer 3

Have you read the recent book about this "The New Great Game"
By Lutz Kleveman?
Pretty interesting stuff,the pipelines are almost as important as the fields themselves.

Answer 4

if you want an very readable, completely politically incorrect and devastatingly accurate view of English / American world history from 1840-1900 read any of George MacDonald Frasier's "Flashman" series........and for background.....highly accurate background......"Flashman in the Great Game"