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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101855323680
ISBN-139781855323681
eBay Product ID (ePID)1027896
Product Key Features
Book TitleOmdurman 1898 : Kitchener's Victory in the Sudan
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAfrica / North, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year1994
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorDonald Featherstone
Book SeriesCampaign Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight9.9 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"This book presents a nice overview of the campaign... There are more detailed books that cover some of these operations, but none that cover the entire campaign and condense it as nicely." -Joe Kauffman,SITEO Newsletter(November 2007), "This book presents a nice overview of the campaign... There are more detailed books that cover some of these operations, but none that cover the entire campaign and condense it as nicely." -Joe Kauffman, SITEO Newsletter (November 2007), "This book presents a nice overview of the campaign... There are more detailed books that cover some of these operations, but none that cover the entire campaign and condense it as nicely." -- Joe Kauffman, SITEO Newsletter (November 2007)
Series Volume Number29
Dewey Decimal962.4/03
Table Of ContentThe Sudan after the fall of Khartoum The Opposing Armies The Anglo-Egyptian Army The Ansar The Mahdist Army The Dongola-Berber Campaign The Atbara Campaign The Advance to Omdurman The Battle of Omdurman Gordon Avenged The Battlefield Today Chronology A Guide to Further Reading Wargaming the Campaigns of 1896-8 in the Sudan
SynopsisThis volume tells the story of the conquest of the Dervish Empire, culminating at Omdurman in 1898: one of the great desert battles in the imperial drama of the Victorian era. This dramatic conflict witnessed hordes of native warriors set against British discipline and firepower, gunboats on the Nile, a dramatic cavalry charge and Kitchener, the Sirdar, as conqueror. This book explores the events, weaponry and leaders of both sides, and accompanying illustrations and colourful graphics bring the whole campaign vividly to life.