The shortest war in history the anglo zanzibar war historic uk. Sure, there might be fewer explosions and fewer casualties, but theres still a whole lot of misery. The anglozanzibar war was a military conflict fought between the united kingdom and the zanzibar sultanate on 27 august 1896. The shortest war in history the anglo zanzibar war. The shortest war in modern history was the anglozanzibar war of 1896. A marshall and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. History is full of short wars, and theyre just as tragic as the big ones. What was the shortest war in the history of the world. Interesting historical facts they dont teach in schools. Zanzibar and the shortest war in history book, 1994. From julius caesar to angela merkela retelling for.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The five shortest wars in military history shortest. Mostly over topics like history, geography, economics and science. It lasted under thirtyeight minutes and centred on a british bombardment of zanzibar town. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The shortest was in the history is anglozanzibar war. Bridge the best short story ever written and thats enough for me.
Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. The conflict was precipitated by the death of zanzibars probritish sultan and the coming to power of a successor who was less favourable to british interests. Grecoturkish war 1897 30 days this all started when the people of crete wanted to become part of an independent greek state, but they were currently part of the ottoman empire. The path to security for america and the world, new york.
What was, in your opinion, the best war in history. On august 25th 1896 hamad bin thuwaini, the sultan of zanzibar suddenly died and his cousin seyyid khalid bin barghash bin said albusaidi who for the remainder of this article will be referred to as khalid bin barghash seized the royal palace and crowned himself sultan. The best short books youll ever read readers digest. Germany might have won the first world war, but it was not enough. The following list ranks wars and times of war by their duration, including both historical. The shortest war in american history is the spanishamerican war, it lasted five months. By most accounts, this 40minute war is the shortest in human history. One briton was seriously injured and about five hundred zanzibarians were killed. The arabisraeli six day way is considered a war in that it had several battles and was over more broad a. By the numbers some of the worlds longest and shortest wars by 7 march, 2014 0 comments the ground campaign of the 1991 gulf war is often referred to as the 100 hour war. The war broke out after sultan hamad bin thuwaini, who had willingly cooperated with the british colonial administration, died on 25 august 1896, and his nephew, khalid bin bargash, seized power in what amounted to a coup detat. Fought between the uk and zanzibar on 27 august 1896, this is by far the shortest ever war between two nations, clocking in at just 38 minutes. The immediate cause of the war was the death of the probritish sultan hamad bin thuwaini on 25 august 1896 and the subsequent succession of sultan khalid bin barghash.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The whole war was fought and ended in about 40 minutes. Curious military trivia by alan axelrod in doc, fb2, txt download e book. The little known anglozanzibar war of 1896 is generally considered to be the shortest war in history, lasting for a grand total of 38 minutes. This is a collection of 24 essays, covering various aspects of the pre war period, the war itself, and the post war period. When khalid bin barghash, the new sultan of zanzibar came to power in 1896, he wanted the country to be free from british control. It is a matter of historical fact that the conflict lasted for a mere 38 minutes, with british imperial forces defeating the sultan of zanzibar in record time. The shortest war in human history broke out on the 27th of august, only to end less than one hour later. The island of zanzibar, off the coast of modern tanzania, was to be the scene in 1896 of what has been described as the shortest war in history. It still may be the shortest war in history, but it was probably a daylong thing. Curious military trivia kindle edition by axelrod, alan. He has produced a string of satires of modern britain. Im giving the book four stars instead of five because of the authors odd bias against east.
The shortest war in history lasted just 38 minutes. Fought in 1896 between england and the zanzibar sultanate, the war was set off by the sudden death of the leader sultan hamad. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Read about war not just for the history lesson, but for the life lessons to be had as well. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its known as the anglozanzibar war, and the war lasted roughly forty minutes, making it the shortest war in human history.
The war lasted no longer than 40 minutes, making it the shortest war in recorded history. Sign up for brilliant for free at the first 200 to use that link will also get 20% off their annual premium subscription get a half. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading weird war. David hanson is a good accessible but modern history of the battle.
The anglozanzibar war was a colonial conflict fought by the british during the late 19 th century as part of the scramble for africa, the divvyingup of the continent carried out by european powers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. From julius caesar to angela merkela retelling for our times. In keeping with my theme of researching the justness of odd and absurd wars, the anglozanzibar war makes the list as it is regarded as the shortest war in history. Fought between the united kingdom and the zanzibar sultanate, the military conflict lasted somewhere between 38 and 45 minutes. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. We believe that the world is a wonderfully fascinating place, and you can find wonder anywhere you look. In the end, britian placed hamoud bin muhammad in the throne, a position he would serve in until his death in 1902. On every measurable scale, no matter which side you are sympathetic toward, the shortest war in history adds to the long list of unjust wars plaguing history. Zanzibar and the shortest war in history by patience, k. The anglozanzibar war that took place on the 27th of august 1896 is the worlds shortest war, lasting about 40 minutes. The belief in the possibility of a short, decisive war appears to be one of. York times in 1985 on how laptop computers would never catch on.
With a duration of only 45 minutes, it holds the record of being the shortest war in recorded history. It lasted a mere 38 minutes but in this short period it proved to be very bloody indeed. From a few weeks to a couple of minutes, heres the tragic history of the worlds shortest wars. The little known anglozanzibar war of 1896 is generally considered to be the shortest war in history, lasting for a. The shortest battle in history was the battle of moores creek bridge, which occurred near wilmington, north carolina on february 27, 1776 between treacherous north carolina patriots and brave british loyalist heroes mainly scots during the american war of independence. Why the shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes youtube. Most history books i have read call the great britain versus zanzibar conflict a battle as it lacked the size of a war.
While countless wars were fought in the name of imperialism, the anglozanzibar war stands out thanks to one detail. The worlds shortest war ended less than an hour after it. If you know nothing about ww i, you wont get very much out of this book. What is the fastest war in american history answers. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871yet today, germany is the worlds fourthlargest. Over in 38 minutes britains brief battle with zanzibar. The house on mango street by sandra cisnerosthis modern classic, about a latina girl growing up in chicago, has been translated and taught all over the world. War of 1896 is generally considered to be the shortest war in history, lasting for a. Shortest i can remember is the 6 day arabisraeli war in 1967. Throughout the 26th of august lines of communication between the two sides remained. Over in 38 minutes britains brief battle with zanzibar is history s shortest war by editor 4 september, 2015 6 comments the british inflicted 500 casualties on the forces of zanzibar in 1896, defeating the african nation in about 38 minutes. But i have suspicion that that sort of advice has no place in a history book. Indeed, to fully appreciate the analysis and opinions provided by the contributors, a firm grasp of modern european history eg, beginning at 1848.
The worlds shortest war ended less than an hour after it started. With his new book on the second world war, british historian andrew roberts has not only written the single best history. By the numbers some of the worlds longest and shortest wars. The following list ranks wars and times of war by their duration, including both historical and ongoing wars. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871yet today, germany is the. But its not easy to say how long the anglozanzibar war actually was. The anglozanzibar war is famous as the shortest war in history. Various start dates have been offered for when the civil war in somalia began. Since biblical times and before, man has been constantly fighting. James hawess brief yet rewarding history of germany examines its place in a continent in the throes of upheaval. The anglozanzibar holds the distinction of being the shortest war in history, clocking in at 38 minutes. Sinai victory command decisions in history s shortest war, israels hundredhour conquest of egypt, apollo editions, a107 by s.
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