To mark the centenary of Omdurman and the British conquest of the Sudan, Omduran 1989 Eyewitness Account present previously unavailable accounts alongside contemporary illustrations from artists and journalists present with the troops, including letters, diaries, photos, and drawings. The never before published accounts of action by Major Harry Finn of the 21st Lancers, the Seaforth highlanders, and the Lincolnshire Regt. Peter Harrington and Frederic A. Sharf present the full background to the campaign and cover the period 1881-1898 when Britain and Egypt were at war with the Sudanese Mahdi. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 83 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com