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The story of the World War I conspiracy between the Germans and the Turks to unleash a Muslim holy war against the British in India and the Russians in Central Asia. Drawing on secret intelligence reports from newly opened archives and rare first-person accounts, Hopkirk skillfully reconstructs the bold and elaborate plot masterminded in Berlin by Kaiser Wilhelm and his advisers, and shows just how close they came to achieving their goal of destroying the British Empire from within.
| Size | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 24.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Fans of espionage fiction take note: Here is history that reads like a thriller....With consummate skill, Peter Hopkirk hews a strong narrative line through the tangle of events that emenanted from the secret World War I plot by the Germans and the Turks...against the Russian[s] and the British....[A] riveting sequel to Hopkirk's splendid earlier account, The Great Game. Together, the two books illuminate the passions and the prizes implicated in today's turbulent events in the Middle East and Central Asia."
Washington Post Book World - Luree Miller
"Exotic settings, uncommon bravery...alliances, intrigue, betrayal: these are the components of Hopkirk's history...and they are stirring tales indeed."
Wagner
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