Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk starting at $ Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire has 2 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace. · Like Hidden Fire by Peter Hopkirk, July 9, , Kodansha Globe edition, Paperback in English the plot to bring down the British Empire First published in Subjects Politics and government, World War, , Secret service, History. Places Asia, India Pages: In this well-done volume, Hopkirk tells the tales of intrigue launched at the outset of WWI, mostly aimed at the destruction of the British Empire. While the world was focused on the carnage in Europe, a lesser-known war was raging in Central Asia, where the players were the dying Ottoman Empire, the newly emergent Bolsheviks plus Persian and Caucasian forces and, of course, the bltadwin.ru by:
Five stars for this remarkable book. This well documented story about the German plot to bring down India is an exciting read. Hopkirk is the specialist of "The great game" and this is a very vivid account of the intrigues and dealings of Germany, the UK, Russians, Persian and Afghanis during the first world war in Turkey, Persia and Afghanistan. Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire Peter Hopkirk, Author Kodansha America $25 (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. Here is a list of books to read if you read and loved Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire More of Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story
Like Hidden Fire is this; but it more too, rescuing from obscurity a forgotten yet critical series of events during World War I. Hopkirk recounts how the Germans and Ottomans worked together from on to dislodge the British and Russians from the Caucasus, Iran, and Central Asia. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!. Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk is a fantastic read. The Book begins in the years building up to the first world war. Germany as a contender for the position of the world's foremost superpower warms up to the dying Ottoman Empire.
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