Chain of Fire: The Siege of Khartoum and the Campaign of Egypt and the Sudan -- Peter Hart, Hardcover

The dramatic story of the siege of Khartoum and Britain's extraordinarily violent 1882 campaign in Egypt and Sudan.

In the 1880s, British control over northeastern Africa was a political minefield that Prime Minister William Gladstone wished to avoid--until his emissary Charles Gordon was besieged in Khartoum, and the city became the focal point for war.

It was the height of European colonialism. Injustices were administered, bloody battles fought, and civilians were often caught in the crossfire. Among the famed British officers involved were figures who would later adopt starring roles in World War I, such as Egyptian Army officer Captain Herbert Kitchener.

By turns shocking and dynamic, Chain of Fire examines the terrible desert wars using the testimonies of the men who fought there.

Author: Peter Hart
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 10/07/2025
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.49lbs
ISBN: 9781639369775

About the Author
Peter Hart is the oral historian of the Imperial War Museum in London. He is the author of The Somme: The Darkest Hour on the Western Front; 1918: A Very British Victory; Gallipoli; and Fire and Movement: The British Expeditionary Force and the Campaign of 1914.