Siege of Khartoum

The eyes of the world are on the fate of General Gordon and the English held Khartoum as it comes under siege, in this latest novel in the thrilling Fonthill series.1884 Queen Victoria s hero General Gordon is under siege Hoards of Dervish warriors, loyal to the Mahdi, the Sudanese warlord and Messiah, are baying for British blood With a small army and diminishing supplies, Gordon fears Khartoum will fall Ex captain and one time subaltern Simon Fonthill is summoned to Cairo on a vital mission He must enter the heavily guarded city undetected and make contact with Gordon ahead of the relief force Together with comrade 352 Jenkins, Fonthill makes the treacherous journey across the Nile But when they re captured by a sadistic Dervish patrol, it seems hope of a British victory is all but lost Can Fonthill and Jenkins survive interrogation and save Khartoum Best Read [ Siege of Khartoum ] By [ John Wilcox ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr As usual John Wilcox delivers again,very good book.John Wilcox does not disappoint Here in the sixth adventure of Simon Fonthill and Jenkins 352 I read another series recently by a different writer in our Victorian military fiction genre It is night and day in comparison Wilcox has pacing and drama down well He understands the era, as well as the campaigns that the military is involved in We meet the true historical personalities in a way that makes sense And we see where there are fools as well Perhaps the restraint in which we deal John Wilcox does not disappoint Here in the sixth adventure of Simon Fonthill and Jenkins 352 I read another series recently by a different writer in our Victorian military fiction genre It is night and day in comparison Wilcox has pacing and drama down well He understands the era, as well as the campaigns that the military is involved in We meet the true historical personalities in a way that makes sense And we see where there are fools a...More of the usual fun and games from our hero Fonthill and 352, these 2 characters always bring a smile to my face even in the most dire of circumstances.The plot is as always fast paced, full of detail and information but does not get bogged down with it, Wilcox always manages to make his story flow as though he were sat around the story...Simon Fonthill and his constant companion 352 Jenkins are back in action, this time tasked by General Wolesely with getting into the beseiged town of Khartoum in the Sudan, and finding out just how long the commanding general, Chinese Gordon can hold out against ...Great spiffing adventure good historical context.

• English
• 07 December 2018
John Wilcox
• Paperback
• 480 pages
• 0755345606
• John Wilcox
• Siege of Khartoum