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River War
Book • 1899
The River War is a vivid historical account by Winston Churchill of the Anglo-Egyptian forces' reconquest of the Sudan between 1896 and 1899.
The book details the background to the war, including the murder of General Charles George Gordon and the political reactions in England.
Churchill participated in the Battle of Omdurman and reflects on the modernization of warfare during this period.
The book details the background to the war, including the murder of General Charles George Gordon and the political reactions in England.
Churchill participated in the Battle of Omdurman and reflects on the modernization of warfare during this period.
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Liz Franczak
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Episode 472: The Jane Street Coup
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Dominic Sandbrook
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241. Young Churchill: Prisoner and Fugitive (Part 3)
