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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.

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Mentioned in 2 episodes

Mentioned by Liz Franczak as a book that documents the British swooping in accompanied by Winston Churchill.
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Episode 472: The Jane Street Coup
Mentioned by Dominic Sandbrook while discussing Churchill's early career and writing.
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241. Young Churchill: Prisoner and Fugitive (Part 3)

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