The river war
by Churchill, Winston
Series: Prion lost treasures Published by : Prion ; | Distributed by Trafalgar Square, (London : | North Pomfret, Vt. :) Physical details: xv, 270 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.,maps, ports. ; 22 cm. ISBN:1853752649. ISSN:978185375 Year: 1997| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | 962.403 Chu (Browse shelf) | Available | 75566 |
"This abridged version first published in 1962"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
The rebellion of the Mahdi --
The fate of the envoy --
The Dervish Empire --
The years of preparation --
The beginning of the war --
Firket, 7th June 1896 --
The recovery of the Dongola Province --
The Desert Railway --
Abu Hamed --
Berber --
Reconnaissance --
The grand advance --
The operations of the first of September --
The Battle of Omdurman, 2nd September 1898 --
The fall of the city --
'The Fashoda Incident' --
On the Blue Nile --
The end of the Khalifa.
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.
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