Reviews

Journal of Slavic Military Studies," Summer 2007
"This fine contribution from Robert Johnson, while lacking the stimulating writing style of semi-popular works such as Peter Hopkir's 'The Great Game, ' or Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac's 'Tournament of Shadows, ' provides much of the archival documentation missing from these earlier works and in the process both widens the definition of intelligence and the time frame and geographical scope to present a more positive assessment of British efforts ... Johnson is to be commended for providing an excellent overview of British intelligence efforts in Asia which draws on extensive archival research in Britain to update, and in many cases surpass, much earlier work."

Journal of Slavic Military Studies", Summer 2007
"This fine contribution from Robert Johnson, while lacking the stimulating writing style of semi-popular works such as Peter Hopkir's 'The Great Game, ' or Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac's 'Tournament of Shadows, ' provides much of the archival documentation missing from these earlier works and in the process both widens the definition of intelligence and the time frame and geographical scope to present a more positive assessment of British efforts ... Johnson is to be commended for providing an excellent overview of British intelligence efforts in Asia which draws on extensive archival research in Britain to update, and in many cases surpass, much earlier work."