Trevor Royle - Fighting Mac: The Downfall of Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald

Sir Hector Macdonald was an unusual soldier in the British Army in the late 19th and very early 20th century. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Omdurman, being more competent than the usual British officers in killing African soldiers who mostly carried swords when facing artillery and machine guns. But what distinguished him was not just his ability to command troops in an era when