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The Sudan Campaigns 1881–98

By Robert Wilkinson-Latham

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing Ltd
Year
1976
ISBN
9780850452549
Open Library ID
OL8264753M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7077596 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms 059
Pages
50\50
Library
mirknig.com
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-12-05 17:23:38

Description

In the Sudan in 1881 an obscure son of a carpenter pronounced himself the ‘Mahdi’ or ‘Guided One of the Prophet’, the long-expected Messiah of the Islamic faith. His influence was so strong that Egypt (co-ruled by Britain and France) was plunged into war.

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