This volume tells the story of the conquest of the Dervish Empire, culminating at Omdurman: 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.
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"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)
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Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.
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The Mahdists had two further victories in 1885, when they captured Kassala and Sennar, but the first major military operations undertaken by the Khalifa was the war against Abyssinia in 1887/9. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Osman Digna, Cameron Highlanders, Abu Hamed, Grenadier Guards, Seaforth Highlanders, Wadi Halfa, Egyptian Brigade, Field Battery, Michael Roffe, Battle of the Atbara, Eastern Sudan, Horse Artillery, Sudanese Battalion, Abu Harried, Battalion Rifle Brigade, Egyptian Field Batteries, General Hunter, Pierre Turner, Royal Artillery, Squadrons Cavalry, The Illustrated London News New!
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The Mahdists had two further victories in 1885, when they captured Kassala and Sennar, but the first major military operations undertaken by the Khalifa was the war against Abyssinia in 1887/9. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
camel corps, mountain guns, black flag Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Osman Digna, Cameron Highlanders, Abu Hamed, Grenadier Guards, Seaforth Highlanders, Wadi Halfa, Egyptian Brigade, Field Battery, Michael Roffe, Battle of the Atbara, Eastern Sudan, Horse Artillery, Sudanese Battalion, Abu Harried, Battalion Rifle Brigade, Egyptian Field Batteries, General Hunter, Pierre Turner, Royal Artillery, Squadrons Cavalry, The Illustrated London News New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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