Post World War One, Central Asia and the surrounding area was a fascinating part of the world during this period, with pretty much every western power getting involved in a region where Bolsheviks took on the former supporters of the Tsar – Reds versus Whites. British forces clashed with Turks and Germans, Chinese Warlords fought one another and everyone else, and the local tribes formed alliances, empires were created and then fell, often within the same year.