How Can Man Die Better?: The Secrets Of Isandlwana Revealed

Mike Snook

ISBN 10: 185367656X / ISBN 13: 9781853676567

Published by Greenhill Books, 2005

About this Item

Greenhill Books, London & Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2005. A fresh history of the first major battle of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa. With black & white photo illustrations and maps. Near fine condition in a very good, lightly rubbed dust jacket. The jacket is in a new mylar sleeve.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Can Man Die Better?: The Secrets Of Isandlwana Revealed
• Publisher: Greenhill Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185367656X
• ISBN 13: 9781853676567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • War & Military
  • History

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Synopsis

A uniquely detailed analysis of the Isandlwana campaign and the famous British defeat at the hands of the Zulu Proposes a new hypothesis and offers many fresh insights Illustrated with maps, photos, and overlaid terrain photographs How Can Man Die Better is a fresh and unique analysis of the Battle of Isandlwana, in which a massive Zulu host attacked the British at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana. This is a work of remarkable depth, which eschews the commonly held perception that the British collapse was sudden and that the 24th Regiment was quickly overwhelmed. Rather, there was a protracted and heroic defense against a determined and equally heroic foe. The author reconstructs the final phase of the battle in a way that has never been attempted before. How Can Man Die Better is essential reading for anyone interested in Isandlwana, the Anglo-Zulu War, or the Victorian Army.