Desert Warfare: Being the Chronicle of the Eastern Soudan Campaign (1884), Burleigh Bennet
Автор: Greaves Graeden Название: Wild Bennet Burleigh ISBN: 1478155973 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478155973 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The biography of the amazing life of Bennet Burleigh (aka Burley), the Victorian war correspondent with the Daily Telegraph. From his start in life on the banks of the Clyde, the fresh faced young man sought adventure in the American Civil War as a pirate of the Chesapeake and on Lake Erie. He was captured but escaped several times and when he finally evaded the noose he returned home to Scotland. However this young mans adventures were not over, he joined the staff of the London Daily Telegraph and throughout his 50 year career he covered some 24 wars, seeing more action than most living living men, including professional soldiers. He was present in most of the Soudanese wars, he traveled with the Gordon relief column and scooped his fall in Khartoum. He was also present when the British later reconquered the Soudan at the battle of Omdurman. Other major campaigns he reported on include the Boer War, The Russia / Japan war, and the French war against Madagascar, on which he published a book enthralling Western readers with hitherto rare information on this strange island. The French wanted him dead, but once again he lived to fight another day. Between the wars he was a well known author of Campaign books, a liberal bohemian and a "Friend of the Poor", running newspaper campaigns for the institution of Old Age Pensions, the clearance of slums and the problems of unemployment. Follow the exciting adventures across many lands and battles with the man regarded as the greatest of all war correspondents.
Автор: Burleigh Robert Название: Trapped! a Whale`s Rescue ISBN: 158089559X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781580895590 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 827.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A giant whale trapped in nets and ropes. Can she be helped? A humpback whale migrating south along the California coast becomes tangled in a fishing trawler's ropes and nets. As she struggles to free herself, the ropes twist more tightly around her body, digging into her skin. The whale fights until she is too tired to continue. What happens next will astound and inspire. Based on true events, this is a story of interspecies cooperation and the importance of human responsibility to protect the earth and its many inhabitants. Wendell Minor's breathtaking paintings illustrate the majesty of the gentle humpback whale in her blue-green undersea world and the amazing efforts of humans--creatures a mere fraction of her size--who risked their lives to save her. Back matter includes the story behind the story, further information about humpback whales, and facts about whale rescue efforts
Автор: Burleigh, Bennet Название: Khartoum campaign ISBN: 1846775280 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846775284 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 6216.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The campaign to overthrow Mahdism as witnessed by a British journalist The rise of Mahdism entered British consciousness as the fanatical followers of the man and his faith swept into Khartoum in 1885, slaughtering the Egyptian garrison and-of more importance to the Imperial public-their charismatic English commander General 'Chinese' Gordon. A relief force had been fighting its way to relieve Khartoum, but all now knew it would never achieve its objective. It would be 13 years before another British expedition would be launched down the Nile to exact punishment for the outrage. The Mahdi was long dead, but his creed still flourished among the fierce tribes of the region. It was now 1898 and also the age of the great special correspondents reporting colonial wars everywhere the Union flag flew. One of the most famous was Bennett Burleigh of the Daily Telegraph and it was his task to accompany Kitchener's British/Egyptian army to the Upper Nile. He has provided a well written and intimate account of his experiences throughout the campaign, through skirmishes and battles to the final confrontation at Omdurman. This volume includes several photographs of the campaign including insightful images of British cavalry and infantry on the battlefield.
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