A Tidy Little War

The British Invasion of Egypt 1882

Gebonden EN 2009 9780752450902
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In 1882 the British invaded Egypt in an audacious war that gave them control of the country, and the Suez Canal, for more than seventy years. William Wright gives the first full account of that hard-fought and hitherto neglected campaign, which was not nearly as 'tidy' as the British commander would later claim. Using unpublished documents and forgotten books, including the discovery of General Sir Garnet Wolseley's diaries, Wright highlights how the Egyptian War, climaxing in the dawn battle of Tel-el-Kebir was altogether a close-run thing. The major combined services operation of the late Victorian era also saw the Royal Navy sail into battle for the last time in its old glory and the book has the first full account of the Bombardment of Alexandria.

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ISBN13:9780752450902
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:320
Thema:
1DDU Verenigd Koninkrijk, Groot-Brittannië
1HBE Egypte
1QBCU Britse Rijk
3ML 18e eeuw, ca. 1700 tot ca. 1799
3MN 19e eeuw, ca. 1800 tot ca. 1899

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