General Gordon's Khartoum Journal
Author - Lord Godfrey Elton
Year published - 1961
Published by - Vanguard Press
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - British Colonial Wars
Summary
This is a day by day chronicle of the siege of Khartoum, in the Sudan, in 1885. It was during that siege that the capital of Anglo-Sudan was mercilessly destroyed by Moslem followers of a prophet called the Mahdi. Gordon’s journal was smuggled out just before Khartoum fell. Gordon was one of the most brilliant commanders of irregular troops in the Victorian age. This edition was edited by Lord Godfrey Elton, a noted British historian.
Notes - Some wear on dust jacket
Author - Lord Godfrey Elton
Year published - 1961
Published by - Vanguard Press
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - British Colonial Wars
Summary
This is a day by day chronicle of the siege of Khartoum, in the Sudan, in 1885. It was during that siege that the capital of Anglo-Sudan was mercilessly destroyed by Moslem followers of a prophet called the Mahdi. Gordon’s journal was smuggled out just before Khartoum fell. Gordon was one of the most brilliant commanders of irregular troops in the Victorian age. This edition was edited by Lord Godfrey Elton, a noted British historian.
Notes - Some wear on dust jacket
Author - Lord Godfrey Elton
Year published - 1961
Published by - Vanguard Press
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - British Colonial Wars
Summary
This is a day by day chronicle of the siege of Khartoum, in the Sudan, in 1885. It was during that siege that the capital of Anglo-Sudan was mercilessly destroyed by Moslem followers of a prophet called the Mahdi. Gordon’s journal was smuggled out just before Khartoum fell. Gordon was one of the most brilliant commanders of irregular troops in the Victorian age. This edition was edited by Lord Godfrey Elton, a noted British historian.
Notes - Some wear on dust jacket
