Khartoum 1885: General Gordon's Last Stand
(Part of the Osprey Campaign (#23) Series and Osprey Campaign (#23) Series)
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Book Overview
Early in 1881 unrest in the Sudan began to crystallize around Mohammed Ibn Ahmed el-Sayyid Abdullah. Proclaiming himself the long-expected Madhi, the Guided One of the Prophet, he preached that the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:185532301X
ISBN13:9781855323018
Release Date:May 1993
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.2" x 9.7"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
More about the events ancillary to Khartoum than the actual battle itself but still good nevertheles
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book is much more about the events that were ancillary to the battle of Khartoum (i.e., actions of relieving columns, battles afterwards) than the actual battle itself. The book also does a good job at discussing the geopolitical situation leading to the battle, the English forces and their opponents, their strategies and fighting tactics and their leaders. Book is also well illustrated, especially in terms of troop illustrations and contemporary illustartions of ancillary battles. The main weakness of the book, however, is its lack of discussion of the actual siege. Not only is the actual siege battle almost not discussed but little space is given to the strategies of each side in the siege, its forces and their strategies. Hence four stars instead of five.
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