The year is 1883 and the cutting of the Suez Canal has involved Britain irrevocably in Egypt's affairs. General Gordon, Governor of the Sudan, is sent to evacuate Khartoum. He is besieged for ten months by the Mahdi and is killed two days before a relief force arrives. This gripping historical account focuses on the bravery of this great man.
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The year is 1883 and the cutting of the Suez Canal has involved Britain irrevocably in Egypt's affairs. General Gordon, Governor of the Sudan, is sent to evacuate Khartoum. He is besieged for ten months by the Mahdi and is killed two days before a relief force arrives. This gripping historical account focuses on the bravery of this great man.
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