Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Herbert Kitchener was a British soldier and imperial administrator whose career included service in Egypt, Sudan, South Africa and the First World War. His public image as a stern organiser of imperial war made him one of the best-known British military figures of his age.

Griff Hosker’s Soldier of the Queen places Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener within a narrative shaped by court politics and dynastic power, military command and battlefield decision-making, and family, marriage and personal loyalty. David Gilman’s The Last Horseman places Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener within a narrative shaped by empire, conquest and resistance, family, marriage and personal loyalty, and exploration, travel and cultural encounter. Other novels featuring Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener include Griff Hosker’s An Officer and a Gentleman, Griff Hosker’s Desert War, Griff Hosker’s For King and Country, Griff Hosker’s Omdurman, and Griff Hosker’s Redcoat’s Rifle.