Originally Posted by
Romanianflyer
I had a good book (On Secret Service East of Constantinople by Peter Hopkirk) with me about these and other intriguing bits of WW I history such as secret German missions to Persia and Afghanistan in order to convince the Emir to join forces and invade India. I can highly recommend it to anyone with the slightest interest in history, the Great War, and epic adventures of hardy explorers and larger-than-life figures embarking on secret missions.
Great report so far! For those intrigued by the sound of this book, it turns out that
On Secret Service is the name of the UK edition. It was published in the US as
Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire, which is why it's so hard to find a copy of the book under its original name in local libraries
