The River War- By Winston Churchill

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Author: Winston Churchill  / Year: 1874-1965  / Genre:  MILITARY

The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan (1899), by Winston Churchill. It is a history of the conquest of the Sudan
 between 1896 and 1899 by Anglo-Egyptian forces led by Lord Kitchener. He defeated the Sudanese Dervish forces, led by Khalifa Abdallahi ibn
Muhammad, heir to the self-proclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad who had vowed to conquer Egypt and drive out the Ottomans. The first, two
 volume, edition includes accounts of Churchill's own experiences as a British Army officer during the war, and his views on its conduct.