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338 pages 23 cm Man of destiny -- The martyr in the making -- The Taiping revolt -- The ever victorious army -- Triumph and treachery -- 'Chinese Gordon' -- Faith and charity -- Appointment to Equatoria -- Explorations -- Empire-building for the Khedive -- Governor-general of the Sudan -- Financial crisis in Egypt -- War against the slavers -- Resignation -- Interlude -- Revolt in Egypt and the Sudan -- Deus ex machina -- Return to Khartoum -- Pretexts for defiance -- The siege of Khartoum -- The relief expedition -- Recrimination and reflection -- 'Situation critical, almost desperate' -- Final martyrdom -- An assessment

Author

Anthony Nutting

Publisher

C. N. Potter

Published

1966

Language

EN

Subjects

Economics, History, Business