On Secret Service East of Constantinople. The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire, Paperback - Peter Hopkirk

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Hardly anyone paid attention when Sultan Khan arrived in London on April 26, 1929. A humble servant from a village in the Punjab, Khan had little f...

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The great travel classic, first published in 1977 and recounting an epic journey of nearly 50 years before.