Never to Be Taken Alive: A Biography of General Gordon [Charles George]

xii, 195 pp. An account of the life of General Charles George Gordon, also called 'Chinese' Gordon and Gordon of Khartoum. "Gordon's extraordinary life has long been overdue for reappraisal. In this major new biography, Professor MacGregor-Hastie draws on fresh material from sources in Britain, China, Egypt and the Sudan - and from Italy, important information on Gordon's friend and companion in arms, Romolo Gessi - to tell this unique story of a hero for our time."