The Last Overland

A spellbinding travelogue blending history and modern-day adventure in the incredible story of recreating an overland drive from London to Singapore in one of the original Land Rovers which made the trip in 1955-56. Join Alex Bescoby and the ‘Oxford’ Land Rover, from planning the adventure with original filmmaker and expedition-member Tim Slessor (b.1931), to then making a thrilling trip to recreate ‘The First Overland’ expedition in a journey of 21,000km through 23 countries. Originally told as a gripping documentary and then a best-selling book, the 1955-56 expedition had united six Oxford and Cambridge graduates; crossing personal and political boundaries, and, memorably navigating a roadless gap from north eastern India to northern Myanmar (then Burma). Becoming a classic of travel writing and loved by Land Rover afficionados ever since, this modern recreation will fascinate as the ‘Oxford’ Land Rover takes to the road again. Illustrated with photographs and a map of the route and with a Foreword by Tim Slessor (b.1931).

Paperback
20 x 13cm
304 pages
Illustrated with 32 colour photographs and 2 black-and-white illustrations
FSC accredited paper