The River War

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The River War is a historical account by Winston Churchill detailing the British campaign in Sudan and the reconquest of the Sudanese Mahdist state in the late 19th century.

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instanceOf book
historical account
military history book
author Winston Churchill NERFINISHED
contains illustrations
maps
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts riverine operations on the Nile
use of modern weapons such as machine guns
describesEvent Battle of Atbara NERFINISHED
Battle of Omdurman NERFINISHED
featuresOrganization British Army NERFINISHED
Egyptian Army NERFINISHED
Mahdist state NERFINISHED
featuresPerson Abdallahi ibn Muhammad NERFINISHED
Herbert Kitchener NERFINISHED
Muhammad Ahmad NERFINISHED
genre history
military history
hasMainLocation Nile River NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
hasRevisedEditions yes
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_War
includes descriptions of military technology
political commentary
strategic analysis
influencedBy Winston Churchill's service as a British Army officer
language English
laterEditionFormat single-volume abridged edition
literaryPeriod Victorian era NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person account
notableFor critique of imperial policy
detailed account of the Battle of Omdurman
originalEditionFormat two-volume work
publicationYear 1899
publisher Longmans, Green and Co. NERFINISHED
relatedWork My Early Life NERFINISHED
settingPeriod late 19th century
subject Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan NERFINISHED
British campaign in Sudan NERFINISHED
Mahdist War NERFINISHED
reconquest of Sudan
timeOfAuthorship shortly after the Sudan campaign

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Battle of Omdurman describedIn The River War