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London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. Book. Good. Blue Cloth. First Edition. xxii, 462; x, 499 pages. Frontispieces, b/w plates, text illustrations and maps (some coloured. All present. Old name stamps on a few preliminary pages, shelf wear, one map in vol. I slightly chipped at the bottom. A sound set. .

The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan (1899), by Winston Churchill, is a history of the British imperial involvement in the Sudan and the campaign to reconquer the Sudan following the defeat of the revolt led by the Mahdist leader, Muhammad Ahmad.

Look for the publisher 'Longmans, Green & Co.', the year 1899 on the title page, and the two-volume set for a first edition identification.