Onwards to Omdurman: The Anglo-Egyptian Campaign to Reconquer the Sudan, 1896-1898

On 2 September 1898, the Anglo—Egyptian army under General Kitchener crushed the Mahdist Sudanese army of the Khalifa Abdallahi at the battle of Omdurman. Depictions of the battle, in books and films, have too often depicted it as the hapless slaughter of the Mahdists by a modern, well—equipped professional army. This book seeks to show, however, that the battle was not a foregone conclusion and that the result might have been closer if the Mahdists had conformed to their battle—plan. By ex...