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On Secret Service East of Constantinople

The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire
By Peter Hopkirk
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On Secret Service East of Constantinople by Peter Hopkirk is a fascinating historical account exploring the strategic clash between the British and German empires during World War I. As the Great Game extends into the Middle East and Central Asia, the book delves into espionage, diplomacy, and daring adventures, highlighting how both powers sought control over this pivotal region. Perfect for history enthusiasts, it vividly captures the intrigue and stakes of wartime intelligence operations.
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This book may appeal to you if you are fascinated by espionage during the Great Game era, where imperial powers engaged in spy-filled intrigues across Central Asia. It presents a thrilling narrative of intelligence missions and strategic manoeuvres in the shadow of World War I, blending history with adventure.

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'Hopkirk has made the extraordinary field of Central-Asian espionage his own ... an enthralling story' Observer

'Hopkirk has made the extraordinary field of Central-Asian espionage his own ... an enthralling story' Observer

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Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the British in India and the Russians in Central Asia. It was a new and more sinister version of the old Great Game, with world domination as its ultimate aim.

Here, told in epic detail and for the first time, is the true story behind John Buchan's classic wartime thriller Greenmantle, recounted through the adventures and misadventures of the secret agents and others who took part in it. It is an ominously topical tale today in view of the continuing turmoil in this volatile region where the Great Game has never really ceased.

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On Secret Service East of Constantinople by Peter Hopkirk is praised for its vivid and brilliant recreation of secret efforts by Britain's rivals to undermine the British Empire in India, blending fluency, authority, and narrative skill to deliver a compelling historical account. The book stands out for combining elements in a way no single work has before.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780719564512

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 March 2006

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Illustration: 8 pp b/w

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 327g

Pages: 448

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Education & Reference European History History & Military Military History Non-Fiction Peter Hopkirk Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Peter Hopkirk has travelled widely in the regions where his six books are set - Central Asia, the Caucasus, China, India and Pakistan, Iran, and Eastern Turkey. He has worked as an ITN reporter, the New York correspondent of the old Daily Express, and - for twenty years - on The Times. No stranger to misadventure, he has twice been held in secret police cells and has also been hijacked by Arab terrorists. His works have been translated into fourteen languages.

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