A Tidy Little War
The British Invasion of Egypt 1882
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. In 'A Tidy Little War', 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 Using unpublished documents and forgotten books, including the discovery of General Sir Garnet Wolseley's diaries, Wright highlights how the Egyptian War, climaxing in the dawn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. These documents offer an intriguing perspective of the General's handling of…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7524-7584-4
- EAN: 9780752475844
- Produktnummer: 14479302
- Verlag: The History Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 906 KB
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William Wright
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