Wingate Pasha: The Life of General Sir Francis Reginald Wingate 1861 - 1953

by R.J.M. Pugh

Wingate Pasha is the first biography of an eminent Scottish soldier-statesman who contributed much to the development of the Sudan and Egypt during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It tells the story of a man from an impoverished background with a rudimentary education who nonetheless mastered several foreign languages including Arabic. In 1884, Wingate joined the expeditionary force to relieve Khartoum, which arrived two days too late, General...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848845316
• ISBN13: 9781848845312
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"