{"product_id":"the-bloody-white-baron-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-russian-nobleman-who-became-the-last-khan-of-mongolia-9780465022076","title":"The Bloody White Baron: The Extraordinary Story of the Russian Nobleman Who Became the Last Khan of Mongolia","description":"In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sadistic, sinister, and deeply demented as Baron Ungern-Sternberg. An anti-Semitic fanatic with a penchant for Eastern mysticism and a hatred of communists, Baron Ungern-Sternberg took over Mongolia in 1920 with a ragtag force of White Russians, Siberians, Japanese, and native Mongolians. While tormenting friend and foe alike, he dreamed of assembling a horse-borne army with which he would retake communist controlled Moscow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this epic saga that ranges from Austria to the Mongolian Steppe, historian and travel writer James Palmer has brought to light the gripping life story of a madman whose actions fore shadowed the most grotesque excesses of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Editor at \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of two previous books: \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody White Baron\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeaven Cracks, Earth Shakes\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a recipient of the Spectator's Shiva Naipaul Prize for travel writing. He currently lives in Beijing and will be moving to Washington D.C. in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460289597714,"sku":"9780465022076","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e516035-9233-48dd-bc76-f83da988ba59.jpg?v=1730035745","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bloody-white-baron-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-russian-nobleman-who-became-the-last-khan-of-mongolia-9780465022076","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}