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The siege of Magdala : the British Empire against the Emperor of Ethiopia

Title
The siege of Magdala : the British Empire against the Emperor of Ethiopia / Volker Matthies ; translated from German by Steven Rendall.
Author
Matthies, Volker
Publication
Princeton, NJ : Markus Wiener Publishers, 2012.

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Additional Authors
Rendall, Steven
Description
xxiv, 209 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Uniform Title
Unternehmen Magdala. English
Alternative Title
Unternehmen Magdala.
Subject
  • Great Britain. Army > History
  • Great Britain. Army
  • Großbritannien
  • 1490-1899
  • Magdala, Battle of, Āmba Maryam, Ethiopia, 1868
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Invasion
  • Konflikt
  • Ethiopia > History > 1490-1889
  • Āmba Maryam (Ethiopia) > History > 19th century
  • Ethiopia > Foreign relations > Great Britain
  • Great Britain > Foreign relations > Ethiopia
  • Ethiopia
  • Ethiopia > Āmba Maryam
  • Great Britain
  • Äthiopien
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • "Copyright [MARC+93] 2010 by Ch. Links Verlag GmbH, Berlin, for the German edition, entitled Unternehmen Magdala: Strafexpedition in Äthiopien, by Volker Matthies."--P. iv.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Introduction: a curious campaign -- Mysterious Ethiopia -- Tewodros II defies Queen Victoria -- The European hostages -- The British Empire prepares for war -- A harbor city built overnight -- Embedded journalists -- The long march to Magdala -- The Aroge massacre -- The assault on the fortress -- The looting of Ethiopian cultural treasures -- Orderly withdrawal -- The victors' triumphal return to England -- Balance sheet: military intervention without colonial occupation.
ISBN
  • 9781558765511
  • 1558765514
  • 9781558765528
  • 1558765522
LCCN
2011033727
OCLC
  • ocn746489734
  • 746489734
  • SCSB-1629015
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library