audiobook Freedom of Speech and Islam by Erich Kolig in History

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For more than 30 years; the Nile river gunboat was an indispensable tool of empire; policing the great river; and acting as floating symbols of British imperial power. They participated in every significant colonial campaign in the region; from the British invasion of Egypt in 1882; to the Battle of Omdurman in 1898; when Britain finally won control of the Sudan. After that; the gunboats helped maintain British control over both Egypt and the Sudan; and played a key role in safeguarding British interests around the headwaters of the Nile--a region hotly contested by several European powers. Featuring specially commissioned artwork; this comprehensive volume offers a detailed analysis of the Nile river gunboats' entire career; from monitoring British colonial interests to defending Egypt against the Ottoman Turks in World War I.