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GUNBOATS On The Nile
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Hundreds of miles from the nearest saltwater a British expeditionary force proved the value of riverine warfare with an ad hoc fleet of heavily-armed flat-bottomed warships
"Steady, steady...hold your fire, gentlemen," the white helmeted young British officer crisply cautioned. The gunboat Melik, her steel decks throbbing under the surge of her pounding steam engine, drew ever closer to the Nile shore as her anxious Egyptian gunners crouched behind the shields of their guns. Soon the s...
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Kitchener
RUSI Journal
; KITCHENER By John Pollock L20.00, 598 pages Constable Publishers, 2001 ISBN 0094803404 Kitchener left an indelible mark on his generation, nd also on his country's history. Yet he is a controversial figure; as his great friend, Edward Stanley, Lord Derby said, `to many he was an enigma, and to some
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WAS `K' GAY?(Lord Kitchener)
History Today
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Daily Mail
; ... intriguing questions unanswered.' If Kitchener had been conned into clearing off to Russia on a 'secret mission' how could the news of his official 'death' back in Britain not have filtered through? Or what about reports of what had happened to Kitchener himself ...
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WHO KILLED KITCHENER?; 86 years after his death, evidence points to cover-up by Navy chiefs.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ... intriguing questions unanswered.' If Kitchener had been conned into clearing off to Russia on a 'secret mission' how could the news of his official 'death' back in Britain not have filtered through? Or what about reports of what had happened to Kitchener himself-on ...
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Kitchener' Wins Find
The Washington Post
; Two weeks ago, Kitchener's Reward ran third as the favorite in the Handicapper Championship at Penn National, but jockey Carlos Barrera said the horse was subjected to a horrendous trip. Yesterday at Laurel, Kitchener's Reward showed what he can do when unencumbered. Benefitting from a trip along
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Rangers will test Whalers.(Plymouth Whalers versus Kitchener Rangers)(Brief article)
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI)
; ... at 313-222-2257 or kcrawford@freepress.com. Copyright (c) 2007, Detroit Free Press Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
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; ... Kitchener- Waterloo Record. April 3, 2002. http://www.therecord.com/news/special/neighbourhoods/ Sp_neighbourhoods432000_124715.htm ... Housing And Work Enable Local Development. Editorial in Basin News, Building Advisory Service and Information Network, Switzerland ...
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The way the cookie is crumbling for Burton's: Paul Kitchener has transformed Burton's Foods from a bland player into an exciting innovator.(The Big Interview)(Interview)
Grocer
; Paul Kitchener's two children must think themselves pretty lucky. As chief executive of Burton's Foods, Kitchener has the enviable job of overseeing the UK's second biggest biscuit manufacturer and producer of kids' favourites such as Wagon Wheels, Maryland Cookies, Viscount and Jammie Dodgers.
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Obituary: Lord Kitchener
The Independent - London
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