Chain of fire : the siege of Khartoum and the campaign of Egypt and the Sudan / Peter Hart.
| Author/creator | Hart, Peter, 1955- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Pegasus Books cloth edition |
| Publication | New York : Pegasus Books, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xviii, 444 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The reason why -- The bombardment of Alexandria -- The advance to Qassasin -- The battle of Tel el Kebir -- The rise of the Mahdi -- Battles of Suakin, 1884 -- The siege of Khartoum -- The starting gate -- The desert column -- All hopes fade away -- Battles of Suakin, 1885 -- Softly softly: the Dongola Campaign, 1896-7 -- Forward to Atbara, 1898 -- The Battle of Atbara -- One last heave -- The Battle of Omdurman -- On, on, to Omdurman -- Aftermath. |
| Abstract | In the 1880s, control over northeastern Africa was a political minefield into which Prime Minister Gladstone did not want to step - until his emissary Charles Gordon was besieged in Khartoum, and the city became the focal point for war. It was the height of European colonialism. Injustices were administered, bloody battles fought and civilians caught in the crossfire. Among the British officers were figures who would later adopt starring roles in the First World War, such as Egyptian Army sapper Captain Herbert Kitchener. By turns shocking and dynamic, Chain of Fire examines the terrible desert wars using the testimonies of the men who fought there. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-426) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781639369775 |
| ISBN | 1639369775 (hardcover) |