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The Kaiser's Mission to Kabul

A Secret Expedition to Afghanistan in World War I

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Published: 27th Jun 2014
Dimensions: w 146mm h 232mm d 37mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN-10: 1780768753
ISBN-13: 9781780768755
Barcode No: 9781780768755
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Synopsis
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 purpose 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. The ultimate aim was part of Hindu-German conspiracy to provoke a nationalist revolution in India which would undermine British power in the region. Britain saw this mission as a serious and credible threat - so much so that they tried to intercept the travellers in Persia, en route from Istanbul to Kabul and subsequently deployed their own intelligence and diplomatic strategies to ensure that Afghanistan would retain its neutral position. Although the Hentig-Niedermayer expedition was ultimately unsuccessful, it had lasting consequences and served as a sign of the continuing German infatuation with the Middle East and Central Asia, which had begun under Bismarck and continued through the interwar period, until World War II. Written in a narrative style, this book provides a gripping account of the expedition, highlighting a previously little-known aspect of World War I.

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'The real Greenmantle! This story of the German attempt to use Afghanistan as a launching pad for a religious war against the British in India is riveting.' - Antony Wynn, author of Persia in the Great Game 'A unique and fascinating story' General Sir David Richards, from the foreword to this book 'A beautifully conceived work that reads like a historical thriller but with all the implications of relevance today.' Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban "Jules Stewart, a freelance journalist, has uncovered the amazing details of one of the great might-have-beens of history and written an exciting story. It would make a wonderful and spectacular adventure film. Steven Spielberg take note." - Lawrence James, The Times