Resultado de búsqueda
30 de abr. de 2021 · The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan, by Winston Spencer Churchill, edited by James W. Muller (St. Augustine’s Press in association with the International Churchill Society, two volumes, 1,560 pp., $150) T he Nile is the river in question. Without it, no war. “It is the cause of the war,” Churchill writes.
31 de dic. de 2014 · "First printed, 2 vols. 8vo. October 1899: reprinted January 1900; June 1900; New and revised edition... 1902." Includes index Appendices: A. Composition of the staff during the river war.--B. Text of the Soudan agreement of the 19th of January 1899, and of the declaration of the 21st of March 1899
Selecciona el departamento que quieras buscar ...
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
Churchill -- long before his political career leading the free world against Germany in World War II -- wrangled his way into Kitchener's campaign up the Nile. He recounts the rise of the Mahdi, the defeat of Gordon at Khartoum, and the use of "scientific warfare"-- a combination of telegraph, railroad, armored steamboats, and the new Maxim Gun, combined with the discipline of the British Army ...
River War 2V. Historical Account of Reconquest of Soudan. by Winston S. Churchill. Edited by James W. Muller. Preface by Lady Soames. 1560 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 4.50 in. Hardcover. 9781587317002. Published: April 2021.
The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan ( De Rivieroorlog: Een Historisch Verslag van de Herovering van Soedan) is een boek uit 1899 geschreven door Winston Churchill in de tijd dat hij officier was in het British Army (25 jaar oud). The River War was het tweede boek van Churchill, na The Story of the Malakand Field ...
