Khartoum, 1884-1885

Khartoum, 1884-1885: The Failed Mission of Charles Gordon and the Nile Relief Expedition examines the final phase of Charles Gordon's career in the Sudan during the Mahdi's revolution. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, including eyewitness accounts and unpublished archival material, the book provides a rigorous analysis of Gordon's role in implementing British policy to evacuate Egyptian for...