Ogilvie's Dangerous Mission - Tapa dura

In Peshawar, a tentative alliance between the Pathan Muslims and the gathering Hindus once again spells potential danger for the Raj. In an attempt to bring peace to this troubled region, the High Commissioner brings in the 114th. Queen's Own Royal Strathspeys - a decision that will stretch the British forces' patriotism to the limit. Captain James Ogilvie is then seconded into the Political Department and sent on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the hostile region of Peshawar. He must seek out the Pathan leader who calls himself the Star of Islam, but there are a multitude of obstacles that look certain to block his way.

Philip McCutchan grew up in the naval atmosphere of Portsmouth Dockyard and developed a lifetime's interest in the sea. Military history was an early interest resulting in several fiction books, from amongst his large output, about the British Army and its campaigns, especially in the last 150 years.