Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The river war:

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Winston S. Churchill

Sub title

an account of the reconquest of the Sudan

Summary

"The River War" is a historical account of the reconquest of the Soudan (1899), by Winston Churchill, concerning his experiences as a British Army officer, during the Mahdist War (1881-99) in the Sudan. It is a history of the British imperial involvement in the Sudan, and the Mahdi War between the British forces, led by Lord Kitchener, and the Dervish forces, led by Khalifa Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, "The Mahdi", heir to the self-proclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad who had embarked on a campaign to conquer Egypt, to drive out the non-Muslim infidels. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

Target audience

adult

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