The Sabres Of Paradise Lesley Blanch “The Sabres Of Paradise” encompasses the great Caucasus war of 1834-1859. In those days warring mountain cohorts united under the charismatic leadership of Imam Shamyl. “The lion of Dagestan” held at bay the invading Russian army for nearly 25 years. Lesley Blanch vividly recounts the epic story of their heroic and bloody struggle for …
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