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5 in list.Rorkes Drift - The Zulu War, 1879Author: James W BancroftVolumes: One Spellmount A4 softback with self-cover - 168 pages Very well illustrated with many photographs, letters and drawings ISBN: 1-86227-233-6 This is a graphic account of how British men behaved in their struggle for survival against the brave Zulu warriors who attacked them during the epic defence of the storehouse and field hospital at Rorkes Drift, Natal, at the beginning of the Zulu War in January 1879. It is the result of an examination and comparison of over thirty eyewitness accounts and letters, together with an in-depth study of official reports, various journals and the newspapers printed at the time. |
2218JTBK |
£14.99 |
ZULU- Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift 22-23 January 1879Author: Ian KnightVolumes: One Windrow & Greene Hardback - 136 pages Well illustrated in black& white and colour with photographs and drawings ISBN: 1-872004-23-7 This book is the difinitive account of how and why, in January 1879 at the remote African crag called Isandlwana, a force of nearly 1,500 British regular and Colonial troops - experienced in African warfare, armed with modern rifles, well supplied, supported by artillery and encamped at their leisure on ground of their own choosing - came to be annihilated by atribal people armed very largely with spears.It also tells the extraordinary story of the successful defence, on the night of the massacre, of a tiny outpost held by just over 100 men, against the repeated assaults of some 4000 warriors.+ |
2219JTBK |
£35.00 |
Brave Mens Blood - The Epic of the Zulu War 1879Author: Ian KnightVolumes: One Guild Publishing Hardback (second-hand) - 199 pages Heavily illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings This volume is the most comprehensive history of the famous Anglo-Zulu War yet published. The result of years of research in Britain, South Africa, France, The United States and Australia, it contains more than 260 contemporary illustrations, most of which have never been published anywhere in the world before. Of those few previously seen, most appeared in highly specialist journals with a limited circulation. Great care has been taken to trace pictures of of Zulu commanders, personalities and warriors and the book represents the most balanced image of the war available in text and graphics. |
2220JTBK |
£12.00 |
The Anatomy of the Zulu Army from Shaka to Cetshwayo 1818 - 1879Author: Ian KnightVolumes: One Greenhill Books Softback - 282 pages Several black & white photograph and drawings ISBN: 1-85367-363-3 The forces of the independent Zulu kingdom inflicted a crushing defeat on the British at Isandlwana in January 1879, sending shock-waves through the British Army. For the Zulu army was not a professional fighting force, but the mobilized manpower of the Zulu state. In this ground-breaking study, the author details just how it functioned and ties its role firmly to the broader context of society and culture |
2334JTBK |
£14.95 |
The ZulusAuthor: Ian KnightVolumes: One Osprey Softcover (special price) - 64 pages Well illustrated with B&W photographs and drawings in colour and black & white ISBN: 1-85532-942-5 A very remarkable people, the Zulu, the British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, said on hearing of a fresh disaster in the war of 1879, They defeat our generals; they convert our bishops; they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty. This book explains who the Zulus were, and how they achieved the fame as warriors which they enjoy to this day. |
2335JTBK |
£5.99 |
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