The river war : an account of the reconquest of the Sudan / Winston Churchill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sudan--History--1881-1899.

Sudan.

History.

Physical Description:

381 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2006.

Summary:

A story of heroism and glory that rivals any work of fiction, this instructive treatise on a Middle Eastern conflict was written by one of history's greatest figures. In "The River War, Winston Churchill recounts the operations directed by Lord Kitchener of Khartoum on the Upper Nile from 1896 to 1899 that led to England's reconquest of the Egyptian Sudan. Churchill was present at the decisive battle of Omdurman, and he wrote this book while he was still a young cavalry officer. In addition to the future statesman's views of the conflicts and the politics behind them, this treatise offers valuable insights into a historical clash of Western and Arabic cultures. Illustrated by 27 maps and plans.

Notes:

"A republication of the 'new and revised' second edition of The river war; an historical accont of the reconquest of the Soudan, by Winston Spencer Churchill, edited by Col. F. Rhodes, D.S.O., published by Longmans, Green and Co., London and New York, in 1902"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0486447855

9780486447858

OCLC:

61859919

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