With the Camel Corps up the Nile

Count Gleichen

ISBN 10: 0715811088 / ISBN 13: 9780715811085

Published by EP Publishing Limited, 1975

About this Item

Octavo, 21 cm x 13 cm, 320 pp. This is a reprint of the original work published in 1888 by Chapman & Hall. There are numerous illustrations by the author throughout as well. There is a bump on the top of the spine and some slight discoloration on the fore-edge. The top of the fore-edge also has some foxing. The spine of the dust jacket is also starting to fade slightly.

Seller Inventory # 91366

Bibliographic Details

• Title: With the Camel Corps up the Nile
• Publisher: EP Publishing Limited
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715811088
• ISBN 13: 9780715811085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • African History
  • Military History

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Synopsis

"'The sand of the desert is sodden red
The Gatling's jammed and the colonel dead'"
This is a fascinating memoir of the early career of a prominent British soldier of the late 19th and early 20th century. It is made the more interesting because it concerns the actions of one of those odd types of unit that special and peculiar conditions occasionally create in armed forces-in this case the Guard's Camel Regiment. The author guides the reader through the fascinating and unique business of combining Guardsmen and camels before they together embark on the ill-fated campaign to rescue the beleaguered Gordon in Khartoum. This is a unique book which describes the desert march in vivid detail. What makes it essential is the description of the battle of Abu Klea from the perspective of one who fought within the famous 'broken square.' This, together with riveting battle action at Abu Kru and other engagements makes for a classic account of the 'gentlemen in khaki' at war in the name of the Queen Empress. The text is liberally illustrated by the author. Available in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket.