In 1898, Kitchener's Anglo-Egyptian army defeated the armies of dervishes at the battle of Omdurman. To commemorate the event, 11 historians have produced a reappraisal of the reconquest and its international repercussions. They examine some of the policies, personalities and issues involved.
A specialist in nineteenth-century British military history and chemical and biological warfare since 1915, Edward Michael Spiers is professor emeritus at the University of Leeds.