Dervish : the rise and fall of an African empire
Warner, Philip, 1914-20002010
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Using first hand accounts and diaries of participants, this work describes the growth of the Mahdist movement and the devotion and discipline of the Dervish troops. Set against them, with stoic endurance, were British, Egyptian and Sudanese soldiers.
Main title:
Dervish : the rise and fall of an African empire / Philip Warner.
Author:
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2010.
Collation:
235 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Macdonald, 1973.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781848841109 (hbk)
Dewey class:
962.403962.4'03962.403 WAR
Language:
English
BRN:
58838