WITH THE CAMEL CORPS UP THE NILE

Count Gleichon, Lieut. Grenadier Guards

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HB xi+320pp. sketches, map 2004 N&MP Reprint of 1888 Original Edition An intriguing account of the part played by the Camel Corps in the 1885 expedition mounted - too late, in the authorâ s opinion - by the Gladstone Government in the forlorn hope of saving Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdi, and rescuing General Gordon. Gleichen was an aristocratic officer of the Grenadier Guards seconded - to his great joy - to the Camel Corps from garrison duty in Dublin. His book is a record of battles fought and won, of dangers run and difficulties overcome - and of ultimate frustration when the â worst possible newsâ arrives of Gordonâ s death. En route the reader learns a great deal about the behaviour and management of camels. With four appendices on the Camel Corpâ s composition and losses, and illustrated with the authorâ s own talented and witty drawings and a map.

Seller Inventory # 5911HB

Bibliographic Details

• Title: WITH THE CAMEL CORPS UP THE NILE
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Military History