The National Army Museum Book of the Zulu War (Pan Grand Strategy Series) - Softcover

Ian Knight

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330486292 ISBN 13: 9780330486293

Publisher: Pan Books, 2004

Synopsis

The Zulus were a fiercely independent and extremely brave warrior race. When the might of the British army was defeated by this indigenous foe at Isandlwana in 1879, it sent shock waves throughout the Empire - 1300 British troops and their African allies were killed. In the aftermath, Zulu reserves mounted a raid on a British border post at Rorke's Drift, which was held by just 145 men. After ten hours of ferocious fighting the Zulus were driven away. Eventually superior weaponry carried the day for the British, (though not before the exiled French prince, Louis Napoleon, was killed in a skirmish). Invading Zululand, the British took the capital of Ulundi and 5,000 British defeated 20,000 Zulus. King Cetewayo was captured and the war was over. Ian Knight draws on a host of previously unpublished letters and diaries, from ordinary soldiers to the British commander-in-chief, to bring to life this extraordinary war - one which saw great acts of bravery and courage on both sides. 'This book is good enough to create another surge of interest in the war' Soldier 'Everyone, from the novice reading his first book on the subject, to the knowledgeable expert, will find something new and engrossing' Military Illustrated

About this title

Synopsis:

Drawing on the archives of the National Army Museum, this book recreates the harsh reality of the Anglo-Zulu War - one of the most dramatic campaigns in British History. The Zulus were a fiercely independent and extremely brave warrior race. When the might of the British army was defeated by this indigenous foe at Isandlwana in 1879, it sent shock waves throughout the Empire - 1300 British troops and their African allies were killed. In the aftermath, Zulu reserves mounted a raid on a British border post at Rorke's Drift, which was held by just 145 men. After ten hours of ferocious fighting the Zulus were driven away. Eventually superior weaponry carried the day for the British, (though not before the exiled French prince, Louis Napoleon, was killed in skirmish). Invading Zululand, the British took the capital of Ulundi and 5000 British defeated 20,000 Zulus. King Cetewayo was captured and the war was over. Ian Knight draws on a host of previously unpublished letters and diaries, from ordinary soldiers to the British commander-in-chief, to bring this war to life - one which saw great acts of bravery an courage on both sides.

About the Author:

Ian Knight is a leading authority on the history of the nineteenth-century Zulu kingdom and the 1879 Anglo-Zulu war. He has written thirty books and monographs on the subject, including the widely acclaimed Brave Men's Blood.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0330486292
• ISBN 13: 9780330486293
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 295