Editions of king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Tyrone power is the conflicted, halfindian officer with the khyber rifles, pitched against his stepbrother in this standard cinemascope adventure once again, the rocky landscape of the alabama hills, west of lone pine on route 395, central california is drafted in to represent indias khyber pass, with the snowtopped sierra nevadas as the himalayas. The afridi is the same one who saved man british lives by alerting capt. Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. A british officer trains the khyber rifles regiment, but being half indian, encounters the prejudice of his fellow officers. Kingof the khyber rifles, by talbot mundy project gutenberg. Heavily influenced both by mundys own unsuccessful career in india and by his interest in theosophy, it describes king s adventures among the. Britannia in afghanistan in 1842 afghan rebels destroyed a british army as it tried to fight its way from kabul to the safety of the khyber pass.
To know the khyber rifles it is necessary to know the country they patrol and the people who inhabit the rugged area of pakistans northwest frontier. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy overdrive. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. Dec 20, 2009 the khyber pass region between afghanistan and pakistan is the home to some real gun enthusiasts. Princess diana pictured with the khyber rifles near the historic khyber. The project gutenberg ebook of kingof the khyber rifles, by talbot mundy this. Written in 1916 and set in the period at the beginning of the first world war, it positively reeks with the white mans burden of maintaining rule over. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online. This features tyrone power as the half caste officer who saves a british garrison from the marauding forces of kauram khan guy rolfe in. The goodwill of his commanding officer, general maitland michael rennie, is. The first major film signpost of these changes was king of the khyber rifles 1953, set in the sepoy mutiny of 1857, although the book is set during world war i and the khyber rifles were not.
Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Publication date 1916 publisher the bobbsmerrill company collection. This is a spy thriller par excellance filled with romance and action, set first in india and then in the exotic area of the khyber pass and khinjan in pakistan and afghanistan generally the northeastern area of englands then indian empire or raj. Khyber rifles ebook by jules stewart 9780752495583 rakuten. King of the khyber rifles is a novel by british writer talbot mundy. Freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better versed in pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his northwest frontier province garrison near the khyber pass because of ahmed, a native afridi deserter from the muslim fanatic rebel karram khans forces. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. Captain athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of the first world. Jane eyre, anna and the king of siam, the ghost and mrs. Project gutenberg offers 60,849 free ebooks to download. Mar 18, 2018 the story of captain athelstan king of the british india secret service and his attempt to prevent a germanbacked jihad break out against the british administration in the northwest frontier.
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Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles. From the makers of the famous king sabre balanced to perfection and weighted for all needs rifles are equiped with a leather sling rifles are a prop item and are not guaranteed against breakage. A classic boys own adventure directed by henry king. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles.
Captain athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of the first world war. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann youtube. Released by classic soundtrack collector in 2014 containing music from king of the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles is one of the few movies to be based on the indian mutiny of 1857. At age 29 he had decided on talbot mundy as a name and three years later in 1911 he began his writing career.
Obviously late but it was still to be prodigious none the less. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles 1916 by talbot mundy. He plunged into its crowd much as a man in the mood might plunge into a whirlpool,laughing as he plunged, for it was the most intoxicating splurge of color, din and smell that even india. King of the khyber rifles action adventure set in colonial india. King of the khyber rifleschapter ii wikisource, the. Released by classic soundtrack collector in 2014 containing music from king of the khyber rifles 1954. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
White comes in to tell the colonel that an afridi is here to speak to capt. Against them a couple of hundred thousand tribesmen, very hungry for loot, armed with uptodate rifles, thanks to russia yesterday and germany today, and all perfectly well aware that a world war is in progress. Excerpted from talbot mundy on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i. Terry moore, tyrone power on poster art, 1953, tm and copyright. It had one of hollywoods most versatile and underrated directors in henry king, a stirring musical score by the great bernard herrmann, plus one of the great matinee idol action stars, tyrone power. A tactical level game, simulating the constant struggle between the forces of the raj and their various opponents, e. The period depicted here is the mid 1870s through the early 1880s.
The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. The scenarios are primarily hypothetical occurrences that are representative of the actions that took. India as she is more often nowadays and it made king, for the time being of the khyber rifles, happier than some other men can be in ballrooms. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal.
King of the khyber rifles talbot mundyfree downloadpdf epub. Heavily influenced both by mundys own unsuccessful career in india and by his interest in theosophy, it describes king s adventures among the mostly muslim tribes of the north with the mystical woman adventuress, princess. We had seen this really cool movie on the late show called king of the khyber rifles, and it was full of adventure, romance, and exotic locales. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate. Sent to the threatened garrison post of peshawar he is shunned by his fellow officers because he is half indian. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power michael rennie. Afghan native irregulars and regulars and the fierce pathan tribesmen, of the northwest frontier. King of the khyber rifleschapter ii wikisource, the free. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps.
Read khyber rifles from the british raj to al qaeda by jules stewart available. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. The following year, he published his third novel, king of the khyber rifles, which. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. King of the khyber rifles soundtrack from 1954, composed by bernard herrmann. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. In response germany and turkey are equipping the lawless tribes of the hills for a jihad against the. Germany format cd release date 1994 upn 4011550706058 also contains music from. According to a 21 apr 1936 hr news item, king of the khyber rifles was originally to be produced by kenneth macgowan, with a screenplay by milton sperling and boris ingster. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. In this still the hero, played by tyrone power, confronts the rising anti. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online library.
King of the khyber rifles the bernard herrmann society. Set in india around the time of the outbreak of world war i, the tale outlines the tensions between the restless and defiant natives of india and the british forces, which have been weakened by the demands of fighting against the germans. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. A beloved bar owner was skeptical about the covid19. In 1947, pakistan gained its independence and the khyber rifles took on new. Game retail limited acts as a broker and not a lender. Nov, 2014 king of the khyber rifles soundtrack from 1954, composed by bernard herrmann. A british officer has to fight against his boyhood friend in order to preserve the british raj and to win the hand of his colonels daughter. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. Etmy007, the devils guard, 1926, 156, 740k, ebook, download pdf the. The day the earth stood still king of the khyber rifles a portrait of hitch from the trouble with harry the naked and the dead north by northwest scherzo macabre from jason and the argonauts its alive.