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Indian deserters caught up in a Wartime strategic mission
The desertion of soldiers from the Indian corps seeking to engineer a return home. The capture of these troops by Germans and subsequent involvement in an attempt to win the support of the Emir of Afghanistan to the German side. Evidence of Mir Mast and the mission is examined to uncover the events. Modern discussion and contemporary sources are used to illustrate the episode.
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