The River War / An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
By Winston Churchill
Length14h 7m
About this audiobook
"The River War" is a historical account of the reconquest of the Soudan (1899), by Winston Churchill, concerning his experiences as a British Army officer, during the Mahdist War (1881–99) in the Sudan. It is a history of the British imperial involvement in the Sudan, and the Mahdi War between the British forces, led by Lord Kitchener, and the Dervish forces, led by Khalifa Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, "The Mahdi", heir to the self-proclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad who had embarked on a campaign to conquer Egypt, to drive out the non-Muslim infidels. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length14 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I: THE REBELLION OF THE MAHDI
12CHAPTER XII: THE BATTLE OF THE ATBARA
2CHAPTER II: THE FATE OF THE ENVOY
13CHAPTER XIII: THE GRAND ADVANCE
3CHAPTER III: THE DERVISH EMPIRE
14CHAPTER XIV: THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER
4CHAPTER IV: THE YEARS OF PREPARATION
15CHAPTER XV: THE BATTLE OF OMDURMAN
5CHAPTER V: THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR
16CHAPTER XVI: THE FALL OF THE CITY
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6CHAPTER VI: FIRKET
17CHAPTER XVII: 'THE FASHODA INCIDENT'
7CHAPTER VII: THE RECOVERY OF THE DONGOLA PROVINCE
18CHAPTER XVIII: ON THE BLUE NILE
8CHAPTER VIII: THE DESERT RAILWAY
19CHAPTER XIX: THE END OF THE KHALIFA
9CHAPTER IX: ABU HAMED
20APPENDIX
10CHAPTER X: BERBER
21DECLARATION RELATIVE TO THE BRITISH AND FRENCH SPHERES OF INFLUENCE IN
11CHAPTER XI: RECONNAISSANCE
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