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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Publisher
Scarecrow Press
ISBN-13
9780810859548
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94685812
Product Key Features
Author
Harold E. Raugh
Publication Name
British Military Operations in Egypt and the Sudan: a Selected Bibliography
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
378 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
154mm
Item Weight
558g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Harold E. Raugh
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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