is a popular history of this Victorian military campaign. Think an overgrown osprey without the computer-generated maps. The book describes the various operations with emphasis on the original seizure of Egypt by the British. I was actually quite happy that this was covered in depth. It seems to have fallen through the cracks as far as secondary sources go. Gordon's involvement and his death make up the second section of the book. Naturally the third is the re-conquering by Kitchener.Those who have been reading this blog for the last few months know that I've read quite a bit on the Sudan campaign. So I didn't necessarily learn anything new from this book although it did help straighten out one or two questions I had. I can say that this would make an excellent introduction. Their are illustrations or pictures on just about every page and suggestions for further reading.
Recommended!
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