The Incredible Story of the Shortest War in History

Remember when Britain could project its power across the globe, go anywhere, do anything?

Well, today's film shows what they were truly capable of. How they could muster a powerful force in remote corner of the world at short notice.

The Anglo-Zanzibar of 1896 was a small but fascinating campaign I hope you enjoy learning about with me.

Further Reading
Angus Konstam British Gunboats of Victoria’s Empire (Osprey, 2022) - https://amzn.to/3yZaWsc
Phillip J Haythornthwaite The Colonial Wars Source Book (Caxton, 2000)- https://amzn.to/3X952g2
Ian Hernon Britain’s Forgotten Wars: Colonial campaigns of the 19th century (Sutton, 2003) - https://amzn.to/3Z3PXz2
Kevin Patience Zanzibar and the Shortest War in history (1994) - https://amzn.to/3AHzE0O

Thanks to Dr Chris Brice for researching and co-writing this episode. His books can be found here - https://www.helion.co.uk/people/chris...

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