Matthies, Volker. <br/><br/>
The siege of Magdala :  the British Empire against the Emperor of Ethiopia / 
Volker Matthies ; translated from German by Steven Rendal l. 
 - Princeton, NJ :  Markus Wiener Publishers,  2012. 
 - xxiv, 209 p.:  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Copyright à 2010 by Ch. Links Verlag GmbH, Berlin, for the German e dition, entitled Unternehmen Magdala: Strafexpedition in èAthiopien, by Volker Matthies."--P. iv. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: a curious campaign -- Mysterious Ethiopia -- Tewodros II defies Queen Victoria -- The European hostages -- The British Empire prepares for war -- A harbor city built overnight -- Embedded journali sts -- The long march to Magdala -- The Aroge massacre -- The assault o n the fortress -- The looting of Ethiopian cultural treasures -- Orderl y withdrawal -- The victors' triumphal return to England -- Balance she et: military intervention without colonial occupation. 
<br/><br/><br/>Translation of: Unternehmen Magdala. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781558765528 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011-033727 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/> Great Britain. Army --History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Magdala, Battle of, Amba Maryam, Ethiopia, 1868.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Ethiopia--History-- 1490-1889.<br/>Amba Maryam (Ethiopia)--History-- 19th century.<br/>Ethiopia--Foreign relations--Great Britain.<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--Ethiopia.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>963.041