num_pages: 495
description: The Caucasus--a region of supreme natural beauty &amp; fiercely proud warriors--has throughout history been characterized by violence &amp; turmoil. During the Great Caucasus War of 1834-59, the warring mountain tribes of Daghestan &amp; Chechnya united under the charismatic leadership of the Muslim chieftain Imam Shamyl, the "Lion of Daghestan," &amp; held at bay the invading Russian army for nearly 25 years. Lesley Blanch vividly recounts the epic story of their heroic &amp; bloody struggle for freedom &amp; the life of a man still legendary in the Caucasus.
language: English
title: The Sabres of Paradise
titlecomplete: The Sabres of Paradise
genres: 19th Century, Biography, History, Historical, Islam, Russia, War, Nonfiction, Travel, Literature
ratings_count: 225
publisher: Viking Books (NYC)