Beyond the Bosphorus: British Drivers on the Middle-East Routes

Bowers, Dave

ISBN 10: 1910456020 / ISBN 13: 9781910456026

Published by Old Pond Publishing, 2015

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pp. 248.

Seller Inventory # 374336872

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond the Bosphorus: British Drivers on the Middle-East Routes
• Publisher: Old Pond Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910456020
• ISBN 13: 9781910456026
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Legendary journeys, extreme conditions, and unforgettable tales from the golden age of Middle-East trucking.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the Middle East became one of the most grueling and unpredictable routes for British lorry drivers. Beyond the Bosphorus shares their stories — navigating dangerous roads, enduring searing heat and bitter cold, facing red tape, and living out of their cabs for weeks on end.

With humor and honesty, Dave Bowers captures the real-life adventures of HGV drivers who risked it all to deliver freight through unknown territory. From breakdowns in remote desert towns to nights spent sleeping in abandoned trailers, these stories highlight not only the toughness required to make the journey, but the camaraderie forged between drivers along the way.

This remarkable collection is inspired by Bowers’ own experience — especially one extraordinary homeward trip from Tehran in 1975, where stranded and broke, he caught rides westward with fellow drivers who shared gripping road stories that needed to be told.

Illustrated with original photographs taken by drivers at the time, this book documents a time when everyday working men were thrust into extraordinary situations far beyond the routine runs of the UK.

• First-hand accounts from the Middle-East routes during the 70s and 80s
• Insights into the personal and professional challenges of overland trucking
• Photographs that bring the stories and era to life
• Written by seasoned freelance journalist Dave Bowers
• Appeals to vehicle enthusiasts, drivers, and readers interested in travel or Middle Eastern history

Beyond the Bosphorus is a tribute to the grit, humor, and heart of the men who took British trucking far beyond its borders.

About the Author

Dave Bowers is a full-time freelance journalist. He has been writing features on trucks, the road haulage industry, travel, history, classic cars, tractors and repairing vehicles for a number of magazines, including Truck and Driver, Trucking, Heritage Commercials and Classic Truck for over 20 years.He has travelled extensively as a backpacker and travelled the Middle-East route during the 1970s with a number of Middle-East drivers of different nationalities.