It truly was the great game. It was the struggle that took place between the two superpowers - Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia over the lonely passes and the blazing desert of Central Asia. I would say that the great game was much like an enormous game of chess; with Russia seeking to expand its borders and Great Britain seeking to safeguard its interests in India. While it was never made clear in Hopkirk's book …showed first 75 words of 1776 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1776 total…has written something about Central Asians "There they were upon you - slaughtering, raping, pillaging, and burning. Like molten lava, they destroyed everything in their path.......leading all the way back to their homeland in Central Asia" (Hopkirk 9). As a final observation, I would characterize the author as extremely racist and pro-British. If I ever wanted an accurate account of the events that took place in Central Asia, I would never ever read his book.