Publisher's Synopsis
'The Sirdar and the Khalifa' tells the story of General Kitchener's campaign to reconquer Sudan and avenge the death of General Gordon, who was brutally killed at the hands of the Mahdi's fanatical warriors when they broke into the Sudanese city of Khartoum. By following the consequences of perhaps one of the most dramatic events of the late Victorian period, this book explores the lesser-known - and far more successful - campaign fought against the Mahdi's successor, the Khalifa, over a decade later.
