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Gordon of Khartoum - An Extraordinary Soldier (Paperback, Revised ed.)
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Gordon of Khartoum - An Extraordinary Soldier (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Series: History Maker
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List price R293
Loot Price R243
Discovery Miles 2 430
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Charles George Gordon gained universal respect and affection in the
slums of urban Victorian Britain fighting on spiritual
battlegrounds. Later, he obtained the same reputation as he
commanded in battle Chinese, Egyptian, and African (but never
British) troops, to become a British military hero. General Gordon
died while trying to save Khartoum from fire and sword in 1885, the
mourning from a grateful nation was only surpassed by the death's
of Henry Havelock at Lucknow and Nelson at Trafalgar. Gladstone,
Britain's Prime Minister at the time feared it would bring down his
government. He is now known as one of Britain's greatest military
heroes in the line of Wellington, Nelson, Havelock, Harris and
Montgomery. There are 4 parts to this well researched and exciting
biography: Part One: 'Yellow Jacket', 1833-1864. Part Two: 'The
Liberator' 1865-1879. Part Three: 'The Pillar of Cloud' 1880-1883.
Part Four: 'Too Late' 1884-1885. John Pollock, author of other
highly praised biographies (including Havelock's), draws on
extensive, but little used, manuscript sources to vividly retell a
fascinating and colourful true story of an extraordinary figure.
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