On Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service: From The Arab World To The Berlin Wall

‘A sparkling book… a joy to read’ – Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at Oxford University and author of The Silk Roads “You’re good at languages. That means you go into the Diplomatic,” pronounced the father of the teenage Michael Burton. And so began a diplomatic career, ranging from Khartoum to the Khyber Pass, that encompassed a wide variety of experiences: resolving tribal uprisings among Gulf Arabs, helping from Paris to achieve Britain’s entry into Europe, smoothing the pa...