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Languages : en
Pages : 932
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Black & White
Author: British Military Operations in Egypt and the Sudan
Author: Harold E. RaughPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 1461657008
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The British Army's campaigns in Egypt and the Sudan from 1882 to 1899 were among the most dramatic and hard-fought in British military history. In 1882, the British sent an expeditionary force to Egypt to quell the Arabic Revolt and secure British control of the Suez Canal, its lifeline to India. The enigmatic British Major General Charles G. Gordon was sent to the Sudan in 1884 to study the possibility of evacuating Egyptian garrisons threatened by Muslim fanatics, the dervishes, in the Sudan. While the dervishes defeated the British forces on a number of occasions, the British eventually learned to combat the insurrection and ultimately, largely through superior technology and firepower, vanquished the insurgents in 1898. British Operations in Egypt and the Sudan: A Selected Bibliography enumerates and generally describes and annotates hundreds of contemporary, current, and hard-to-find books, journal articles, government documents, and personal papers on all aspects of British military operations in Egypt and the Sudan from 1882 to 1899. Arranged chronologically and topically, chapters cover the various campaigns, focusing on specific battles, leading military personalities, and the contributions of imperial nations as well as supporting services of the British Army. This definitive volume is an indispensable reference for researching imperialism, colonial history, and British military operations, leadership, and tactics.
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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The Bookseller
Author: The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author: The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1616
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Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Khont-hon-Nofer
Author: Hermann Karl Wilhelm KummPublisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
On Protestant missions in Nigeria and the Sudan.
A List of Books, Pamphlets and Maps Received at the Library of the Department of State, by Purchase, Exchange, and Gift, During the Period from ... to ... with References to Articles in Periodicals Relating to the Law of Nations, Diplomacy, and Political Science, Supplemented by a List of Periodicals and Newspapers Received
Author: United States. Department of State. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Diplomacy
Languages : en
Pages : 932
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The Sirdar and the Khalifa
Author: Mark SimnerPublisher: Fonthill Media
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 443
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The first major in-depth examination of Kitchener’s campaign in the Sudan for decadesWritten in a lively manner as if the author witnessed events for himselfExtensive use of primary and period sources, which present the reader with greater detail on the subject than ever beforeA large number of period images and maps, many of which have not appeared in print for over 100 years Perhaps one of the most dramatic events of the late Victorian period was the death of General Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon at the hands of the Mahdi’s fanatical warriors as they finally broke their way into the Sudanese city of Khartoum. The story is well-known, recounted in numerous books and celebrated in the film Khartoum (1966) starring Charlton Heston. However, what is perhaps less well-known is the subsequent – and far more successful – campaign fought by the British against the Mahdi’s successor, the Khalifa, by General Kitchener, the Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, over a decade later. The Sirdar and the Khalifa: Kitchener’s Re-conquest of Sudan, 1896-98 examines Kitchener’s belated campaign to reconquer the Sudan and avenge the death of General Gordon, a war that began in 1896 and ended less than two years later with the epic Battle of Omdurman. The true story of the Omdurman campaign is a classic tale of British soldiers battling a fanatical Dervish enemy in the harsh terrain of the desert. It is also the campaign that made Kitchener a household name, one that would last to this very day. 68 colour illustrations and 7 maps
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