The Silk Road

Alfred de Montesquiou, a war correspondent for the Associated Press and a Paris Match journalist — for which he has covered most of the Arab Spring revolutions — serves as our knowledge broker along the Silk Road, the mythical network of trade routes that for centuries linked the Far East to the West. Follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors, from Alexander the Great to Marco Polo. Journey through time, meeting specialists, historians, or everyday people whose passions illuminate the past and reveal the present identities of those countries. From Bursa in Turkey to Xi’an in China, Alfred guides you in a fresh, original way to discover History.