The unlikely hero : George Scott Robertson

An Unlikely Hero is not only the story of an extraordinary life but also a unique insight into the 'Great Game' played out in Afghanistan in the late nineteenth century.

Beginning his career as a British Surgeon Major in Afghanistan, George Scott Robertson found himself defending Chitral Fort in 1895 against a besieging force of thousands of tribesmen.

He was celebrated as a hero, but this was only one chapter in what was an extraordinary life.

This book is the story of an adventurer, ethnographer, and soldier.