Murder in the Hindu Kush

George Hayward and the Great Game

Tim Hannigan

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The History Press Ltd
01 September 2019

Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; True crime; Asian history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Geographical discovery & exploration

On a bright July morning in 1870 the British explorer George Hayward was brutally murdered high in the Hindu Kush. Who was he, what had brought him to this wild spot, and why was he killed.

Told in full for the first time, this is the gripping tale of Hayward's journey from a Yorkshire childhood to a place at the forefront of the 'Great Game' between the British Raj and the Russian Empire, and of how, driven by 'an insane desire', he crossed the Western Himalayas, tangled with despotic chieftains and ended up on the wrong side of both the Raj and the mighty Maharaja of Kashmir. It is also the tale of the conspiracies that surrounded his death, while the author's own travels in Hayward's footsteps bring the story up to date, and reveal how the echoes of the Great Game still reverberate across Central Asiain the twenty-first century.

AUTHOR: Tim Hannigan began exploring Central Asia in 1999, and has been fascinated with the region ever since. A journalism graduate of the University of Gloucestershire, he now writes features and takes photographs for a variety of newspapers in South-East Asia. He lives in Cornwall and Indonesia.

By: Tim Hannigan
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780750992053
ISBN 10: 0750992050
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 01 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

TIM HANNIGAN began exploring Central Asia in 1999, and has been fascinated with the region ever since. A journalism graduate of the University of Gloucestershire, he now writes features and takes photographs for a variety of newspapers in South East Asia.