British Pro-Consuls in Egypt 1914-1929

<p>With World War I and Egypt's colourful politics as background, C.W.R. Long tells the story of four proconsuls (McMahon, Wingate, Allenby and Lloyd), their principal opponent, Sa'ad Zaghul, and the great events of the time: the rise of the Wafd party, the uprising of 1919, the murder of Sir Lee Stack and the Allenby ultimatum. He sheds new light on the strife of members of the High Commission among themselves and the Foreign Office, on the struggle between Egypt and Britain for ownership of the Sudan, on Egypt's fight for independence and on the failure of democracy to take root in the country.</p> <p>List of Abbreviations Introduction <strong>Part 1: McMahon </strong>1. Let Everything Slide 2. Treated in a Disgusting Way <strong>Part 2: Wingate </strong>3. All this Rush of War Work 4. Fullest Confidence in You 5. Not Perhaps a Very Clever Man 6. There Seems Some Faulty Staff Work Here 7. I Can Do No Nore Than Thank You 8. Unequipped Personally <strong>Part 3: Allenby </strong>9. A Man of No Principles 10. Treated Very Scurvily <strong>Part 4: Baron Lloyd </strong>11. Arch-Champion of British Firmness 12. Rather Severe Language 13. A Very Serious Misapprehension 14. Something of a Danger <strong>Part 5: Postscript </strong>Appendix 1: Sa'ad Zaghlul Appendix 2: Egyptian Personalities Appendix 3: British Personalities Bibliography Index</p>