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Fitzroy Maclean
This work offers an account of the life of Sir Fitzroy Maclean - diplomat, soldier, statesman, traveller, writer and film-maker - which details his adventures and achievements.
Eastern Approaches
Fitztroy Maclean was one of the real-life inspirations for super-spy James Bond. After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war, Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942. There he specialised in hair-raising commando raids behind enemy lines, including the daring and outrageous kidnapping of the German Consul in Axis-controlled Iraq. Maclean's extraordinary adventures in the Western Desert and later fighting alongside Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia are blistering reading and show what it took to be a British hero who broke the mould . . .
Fitzroy Maclean
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All the Russias
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, distinguished diplomat and politician, is one of the great connoisseurs of the Soviet Union. In this book the author presents his own account of the Soviet Union, including its history, its contrasts and contradictions, its changing face and future prospects, with particular emphasis on the many different nationalities. Recent developments in the Baltic states, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldavia and the Ukraine give this aspect of the book a topical interest. The appendix provides up-to-date factual information on the 15 Soviet Republics and 30 of the larger national groups.
Josip Broz Tito
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Holy Russia
'In this book, Fitzroy Maclean, following his recent studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus, has distilled forty years' experience of Russia itself. He traces this fascinating country's blood-stained and tumultuous history from the earliest times and describes the magnificent countryside, the splendid cities and the colourful people he knows so well. With the flair of which he is so much admired, he plays the part of guide, philosopher and friend to the intelligent traveller, armchair or otherwise. Russia's past has the strongest possible bearing on her present, and, by extension, on her future. This striking continuity, together with its many and varied implications, forms the central theme of this intriguing and immensely readable book.' (BOOK JACKET)
Highlanders
The Highlands of Scotland, and more specifically the clans that inhabit them, have a romantic resonance and mystery. Fitzroy Maclean recounts their extraordinary history, from their Celtic origins to Robert the Bruce, the wars of independence and Bannockburn, from Flodden, Mary Queen of Scots to the Jacobite Risings of the eighteenth century, the nineteenth-century Clearances and the modern day. Highlanders sheds light on the motivation and character of the clans, bringing vividly to life their highly dramatic stories. Never before has there been such a thorough and well-balanced view of Highland history.
A Person From England
First published in 1958, A Person From England tells of how the legendary cities of Turkestan - Merv, Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand - have long exerted a romantic fascination upon Western travellers. During the last century, men of many nationalities have played what they and their contemporaries have called "The Great Game" - travelling throughout Central Asia. The author revives memories of the agents and travellers - official and unofficial, military and civilian - who have visited the Khanates of Turkestan, relating their adventures and attempting to recreate the atmosphere and flavour of the region. Extremely well written, Fitzroy Maclean captures a way of life that is fast disappearing.
Disputed Barricade
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West Highland Tales
Fitzroy Maclean himself assumes the role of storyteller in this book, with a personal collection of favorite tales from his native land. Ranging from the thousand-year-old tale of Deirdre of the Sorrows to tales of brave warriors, treacherous love, and the mischievous or chilling influences of ghosts and spirits, this is an entertaining and evocative collection. Some stories are surprisingly candid and bawdy, some are shocking, many are very amusing, and all are marvelous testaments to the wonders of the human imagination.
