The James Bond of the Great Game: Alexander Burnes (Ep. 69)

<p>Alexander Burnes - soldier, explorer, shagger - One of the most interesting men in British colonial history. In today's episode, learn the story of this complex man who is a character in the computer game Assassin's creed and is also in the novel Flashman. </p> <p>Below are the links to the books I used for my research. Some are Amazon links, if you purchase via these then Amazon throw me a few cents in change.</p> <p>Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game - <a href='https://amzn.to/3jHWIE3'>https://amzn.to/3jHWIE3 </a></p> <p>John Kaye, Lives of Indian officers - free download - <a href='https://archive.org/details/livesindianoffi01kayegoog'>https://archive.org/details/livesindianoffi01kayegoog </a></p> <p>Karl Meyer, Tournament of Shadows - <a href='https://amzn.to/3X58neA'>https://amzn.to/3X58neA</a></p> <p>Patrick McCrory, Signal Catastrophe - <a href='https://amzn.to/3ZbHabX'>https://amzn.to/3ZbHabX </a></p> <p>If you are interested in the Zulu War, then please sign up for my mailing list to receive my free book on the subject: <a href='http://www.redcoathistory.com'>www.redcoathistory.com</a></p> <p>If you are very generous, you can also buy me a coffee and help support the channel via <a href='https://ko-fi.com/redcoathistory'>https://ko-fi.com/redcoathistory</a></p> <p> </p>