Kitchener: His fascinating life story (Palestine, Sudan, South Africa)

Have you ever wondered who the man in the WW1 recruiting poster is and why he was so important? Today author Anne Samson joins me on the Redcoat History Show to explain his fascinating life.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
02:30 Kitchener's early years in the British army
06:10 Kitchener's service in Palestine
13:35 Kitchener transfers to Egyptian army
21:30 The Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan
29:00 The Fashoda incident
33:00 Kitchener in the Anglo-Boer War
49:50 Kitchener, was he a nice guy?
1:01:12 Kitchener in WW1
1:09:10 Death