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E. W. C. Sandes. The Royal Engineers in Egypt

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E. W. C. Sandes. The Royal Engineers in Egypt
<B>E. W. C. Sandes. </B></I><B><I>The Royal Engineers in Egypt and the Sudan.</B></I></B></I> Chatham: The Institution of the Royal Engineers, 1937.<BR><BR>Octavo. xxxii, 571 pages. Illustrations and foldout maps.<BR><BR>Red cloth with gilt spine and the badge of the Royal Engineers on the cover in gilt. Moderate shelf wear and very light sunning. The boards slightly curved, else near fine.<BR><BR>The book covers the early campaigns in Egypt, and the campaign of 1882, Red Sea Littoral operations, The Nile Expedition of 1884-5, General Gordon in Khartoum, the Dongola Expedition, the Advance to Atbara, Omdurman, the Great War and afterwards, as well as extensive chapters on irrigation, railways, telegraphs, and other civil undertakings.<BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)