Chain of Fire

Campaigning in Egypt and the Sudan, 1882-98

Peter Hart

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English

Profile
06 May 2025

History; Military history

In the 1880s, Khartoum became the explosive touchstone for a conflict whose scars continue today.

For Victorian Britain, control over North Africa was a political minefield into which Prime Minister Gladstone had no intention of stepping - until his emissary Charles Gordon was besieged in Khartoum.

This was the height of aggressive European colonialism. Hardships were endured, injustices administered, hair-raising battles fought and civilians caught in the crossfire of imperial fury. Amongst the British officers were famous figures who would later adopt starring roles in the First World War, such as Egyptian Army sapper Captain Herbert Kitchener.

By turns brutal and sparkling, this is an unflinching look at the lives behind the North African conflicts which rocked nineteenth-century Britain.

By: Peter Hart
Imprint: Profile
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 48mm
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9781800810730
ISBN 10: 1800810733
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 06 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Peter Hart was the oral historian at the Imperial War Museum for nearly 40 years. A prolific military historian, he has been an army guide, a battlefield tour guide and hosts the Pete & Gary's Military History podcast. His previous books include Footsloggers, At Close Range and The Last Battle.

Reviews for Chain of Fire: Campaigning in Egypt and the Sudan, 1882-98

'Praise for Footsloggers: 'An authentic account, whose universal truths about frontline soldiering will resonate with readers of every generation' - Military History Matters Book of the Year 2024 'Powerful, vivid and haunting ... the boredom, horror, humour, and everything else that went with life at the front [makes this] an emotional ride' - Andrew Mulholland 'Thought provoking, erudite, yet eminently readable and entertaining ... A historian and author at the peak of his powers' - Richard van Emden 'Exquisite ... Hart lets these men speak' - Gerard de Groot