Kitchener : the Road to Omdurman and Saviour of the Nation /: the Road to Omdurman and Saviour of the Nation. (2013)
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- Book
- Title:
- Kitchener : the Road to Omdurman and Saviour of the Nation /: the Road to Omdurman and Saviour of the Nation. (2013)
- Main Title:
- Kitchener : the Road to Omdurman and Saviour of the Nation
- Further Information:
- Note: John Pollock.
- Authors:
- Pollock, John
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Family Tree; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Volume I: The Road to Omdurman; Maps; Part One: 'What a Fellow Herbert Is' 1850-1883; 1 'A Loving, Affectionate Child'; 2 No Cricket at 'the Shop'; 3 Heart and Soul; 4 'The Footsteps of Our Lord'; 5 The Cyprus Survey; 6 Arabi and After; Part Two: Gordon's Land 1884-1889; 7 Blood Brothers of the Desert; 8 Lifeline to Gordon; 9 His Excellency; 10 Sirdar; 11 Advance up the Nile; 12 Dongola, 1896; 13 The Impossible railway; 14 Crux of a Career; 15 Approach March; 16 Omdurman. 17 'Heroic Soul Whose Memory We Honour'18 The Diplomat of Fashoda; 19 The Magic Wand; 20 Rebuilding a Nation; Part Three: Fighting for Peace 1900-1902; 21 Bobs and K; 22 The Battle that Went Wrong; 23 1901: Peace Aborted; 24 'I Wish I Could See the End'; 25 1902: 'We Are Good Friends Now'; 26 Looking Forward; Appendix 1: Kitchener and Sex; Appendix 2: Kitchener's Masonic Appointments; Volume II: Saviour of the Nation; Maps; Part One: Two Tigers 1902-1905; 1 A Cordial Welcome; 2 Pomp and Circumstance; 3 'I Want Power to Do Good'; 4 'The Curzons Have Been Very Kind'; 5 Exploring the Passes. 6 Disaster in a Tunnel7 Assaulting Dual Control; 8 'Bitter and Unscrupulous Enemies'; 9 The Quarrel; 10 The Insult; Part Two: The Years Between 1905-1914; 11 India with Minto; 12 World Tour; 13 Portrait of a Pharaoh; Part Three: The Guns of August 1914-1915; 14 Into the Breach; 15 The Contemptibles; 16 Averting Defeat; 17 'An EnormousCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Family Tree; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Volume I: The Road to Omdurman; Maps; Part One: 'What a Fellow Herbert Is' 1850-1883; 1 'A Loving, Affectionate Child'; 2 No Cricket at 'the Shop'; 3 Heart and Soul; 4 'The Footsteps of Our Lord'; 5 The Cyprus Survey; 6 Arabi and After; Part Two: Gordon's Land 1884-1889; 7 Blood Brothers of the Desert; 8 Lifeline to Gordon; 9 His Excellency; 10 Sirdar; 11 Advance up the Nile; 12 Dongola, 1896; 13 The Impossible railway; 14 Crux of a Career; 15 Approach March; 16 Omdurman. 17 'Heroic Soul Whose Memory We Honour'18 The Diplomat of Fashoda; 19 The Magic Wand; 20 Rebuilding a Nation; Part Three: Fighting for Peace 1900-1902; 21 Bobs and K; 22 The Battle that Went Wrong; 23 1901: Peace Aborted; 24 'I Wish I Could See the End'; 25 1902: 'We Are Good Friends Now'; 26 Looking Forward; Appendix 1: Kitchener and Sex; Appendix 2: Kitchener's Masonic Appointments; Volume II: Saviour of the Nation; Maps; Part One: Two Tigers 1902-1905; 1 A Cordial Welcome; 2 Pomp and Circumstance; 3 'I Want Power to Do Good'; 4 'The Curzons Have Been Very Kind'; 5 Exploring the Passes. 6 Disaster in a Tunnel7 Assaulting Dual Control; 8 'Bitter and Unscrupulous Enemies'; 9 The Quarrel; 10 The Insult; Part Two: The Years Between 1905-1914; 11 India with Minto; 12 World Tour; 13 Portrait of a Pharaoh; Part Three: The Guns of August 1914-1915; 14 Into the Breach; 15 The Contemptibles; 16 Averting Defeat; 17 'An Enormous Asset'; 18 Nothing to Fight With; Part Four: War on Two Fronts 1915-1916; 19 Dardanelles Dilemma; 20 Conspiracy; 21 Two Triumphs; 22 The End in Gallipoli; 23 Partnership for Victory; Part Five: June 1916; 24 Journey to Russia?; 25 'A Splendid End'; Epilogue. Appendix: The Lord Kitchener National Memorial FundReferences and Notes; Volume I; Volume II; Select Bibliography; Volume I; Volume II; Index; Volume I; Volume II. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : Constable
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (160 pages)
- Subjects:
- 941.0892
Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography
Marshals -- Great Britain -- Biography
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain
Hommes d'État -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain
Marshals
Statesmen
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 19th century
Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire militaire -- 19e siècle
Great Britain
Biographies
Military history
Biography
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- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781472113344
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