THE EGYPTIAN WAR OF 1882 by Vogt, Lt.Col. Hermann

Written as a critique and study by a Prussian Army officer of the British operations in Egypt in 1882 during the revolt led by Egyptian Colonel Arabi Pasha. Commanded by Sir Garnet Wolseley, this combined Royal Navy & army action was a brillant, swift and decisive campaign. Following a bombardment of Alexandria by the RN on 10 June, landing parties of Sailors & Royal Marines seized the town and forts. A ground force quickly followed which advanced on Cairo in a night march which included the cavalry action at Kassasin and the decisive victory of Tel-el-Kebir. The observations of Lt.Col. Vogt are an almost unique look at Victorian campaigns as seen by a rival army who anaylzes British operations. 1992 limited reprint edition, 5 3/4 x 8 3/4, ix, 228 pp, folding sheet in rear pocket with 3 maps. new hard bound , no dj as issued,