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010 _a2011-033727
020 _a9781558765528 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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100 _aMatthies, Volker.
240 _a Unternehmen Magdala.
_l English
245 _a The siege of Magdala :
_bthe British Empire against the Emperor of Ethiopia /
_cVolker Matthies ; translated from German by Steven Rendal l.
260 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bMarkus Wiener Publishers,
_c 2012.
300 _axxiv, 209 p.:
_bill. ;
_c 23 cm.
500 _a"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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aIntroduction: 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.
546 _aTranslation of: Unternehmen Magdala.
610 _a Great Britain.
_b Army
_x History.
650 _aMagdala, Battle of, Amba Maryam, Ethiopia, 1868.
651 _aEthiopia
_x History
_y 1490-1889.
651 _aAmba Maryam (Ethiopia)
_x History
_y 19th century.
651 _aEthiopia
_x Foreign relations
_zGreat Britain.
651 _aGreat Britain
_x Foreign relations
_zEthiopia.
700 _aRendall, Steven.
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_cBK
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