Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 - Softcover

Ohrwalder, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845747437 ISBN 13: 9781845747435

Publisher: Naval and Military Press, 2009

Synopsis

At a time when the abduction and kidnapping of westerners in Islamic countries is, sadly, an everyday occurrence, this book has an extremely topical interest. It is the memoirs of an Austrian Catholic missionary - Father Joseph Ohrwalder - who was abducted by followers of the Mahdi, the Muslim leader who led an Islamic revolt against British rule in the Sudan. Ohrwalder’s ordeal lasted for ten years, but he managed to escape his captors after a decade in their hands, and, after a desperate ride across the desert, got clean away. He wrote an account in German of his often tragic experiences at the suggestion of Colonel Sir Francis Wingate, the officer who debriefed him after his ordeal. Wingate then translated the book into English for its first publication. As well as his own experiences, Ohrwalder gives an inside view of the rise and fall of the Mahdi - and of such events as the siege of Khartoum and the death of General Gordon. A horrific yet thrilling book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval and Military Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845747437
• ISBN 13: 9781845747435
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490