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The Kaiser's Mission to Kabul: A Secret Expedition to Afghanistan in World War I
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Kaiser's Mission to Kabul: A Secret Expedition to Afghanistan in World War I
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jules Stewart
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Foreword by General Sir David Richards
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 226,Width 155 |
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Category/Genre | Asian and Middle Eastern history First world war |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781788314589
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Classifications | Dewey:940.32443 |
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Illustrations |
23 black and white illustrations in a 16-page plates section and 2 maps
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
I.B. Tauris
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Publication Date |
30 October 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In 1915, at the height of World War I, the Central Powers sent a secret mission, led by Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer and Werner Otto von Hentig, to the court of the emir of Afghanistan, Habibullah Khan. Jointly operated by the governments of Germany and Turkey, the aim of the mission was to persuade the emir to declare full independence from the British Empire, enter the war on the side of the Central Powers and attack British India. Britain saw this mission as a serious and credible threat - so much so that they tried to intercept the travellers in Persia en route to Kabul and subsequently implemented their own intelligence mission to ensure that Afghanistan would retain its neutral position. Jules Stewart provides a gripping account of the expedition, highlighting a previously little-known aspect of World War I.
Author Biography
Jules Stewart is a journalist, historian and author. His books include Madrid: The History; Albert: A Life; On Afghanistan's Plains: The Story of Britain's Afghan Wars (all I.B.Tauris); Crimson Snow: Britain's First Disaster in Afghanistan; The Savage Border: The Story of the North-West Frontier; Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya and The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda. He lives in London.
Reviews'A beautifully conceived work that reads like a historical thriller but with all the implications of relevance today.'--Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban
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