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"On 2 September 1898, Kitchener's Anglo-Egyptian Army defeated a vast army of dervishes at the Battle of Omdurman. By this epic victory, Kitchener removed the threat posed by militant Islam in this region of Africa, crushed the Mahdist state, avenged the death of Gordon at Khartoum, and effectively reconquered the Sudan." "To commemorate the centenary of those events, 11 historians have collaborated to produce a reappraisal of the reconquest and its international repercussions. They examine the policies, personalities and issues involved from perspectives in Britain, the other great powers and the Sudan." --Book Jacket.