{"product_id":"the-sirdar-and-the-khalifa-mark-simner-9781804200582","title":"The Sirdar and the Khalifa: Kitchener's Reconquest of Sudan 1896-98","description":"\u003cb\u003eKitchener's campaign reasserts British resolve in reconquering Sudan after Gordon's death and the Khalifa's rebellion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps one of the most dramatic events of the late Victorian period was the death of General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon at the hands of the Mahdi's fanatical warriors as they finally broke their way into the Sudanese city of Khartoum. The story is well known, recounted in numerous books and celebrated in the film Khartoum starring Charlton Heston. However, what is perhaps less well known is the subsequent--and far more successful--campaign fought by the British against the Mahdi's successor, the Khalifa, by General Kitchener, the Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, over a decade later. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sirdar and the Khalifa \u003c\/i\u003eexamines Kitchener's belated campaign to re-conquer the Sudan and avenge the death of General Gordon: a war that began in 1896 and ended less than two years later with the epic Battle of Omdurman. The true story of the Omdurman campaign is a classic tale of British soldiers battling a fanatical Dervish enemy in the harsh terrain of the desert. It is also the campaign that made Kitchener a household name, one that would last to this very day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Simner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804200581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804200582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fonthill Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mark Simner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850445304063,"sku":"9781804200582","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sirdar-and-the-khalifa-mark-simner-9781804200582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}