The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon at Khartoum

The personal journals of General Charles George Gordon, written during the siege of Khartoum in 1884-85. Gordon recorded his daily struggles defending the city against the Mahdist forces until his death at the palace gates in January 1885. One of the most gripping personal documents of Victorian military history — the last testament of a man who knew his fate.

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