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military books of the Zulu War by leading book publishers. Zulu War
history books on the Battle of Isandhlwana, Rorke Drift, the Siege and
Relief of Eshowe, and the Zulu Chiefs and Warriors by leading authors Ian
Knight, Ron Lock available from Cranston Fine Arts.
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The Zulu War 1879
The war of 1879
resulted in the end of independence for the Zulu kingdom - but at a
shocking cost to the British. Focusing on the battles of Isandhlwana, the
initial Zulu victory, and Khambula, the turning-point in the war, this
book tells the story of Lord Chelmsford's invasion of Zululand and the
dynamic response of King Cetshwayo's impis. The authors are the foremost
experts on the subject and have written a number of books on this and
other Victorian campaigns.
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Majuba 1881, The
Hill of Destiny by Ian Castle
In 1881 the tension between Britain and the Boer farmers of Southern
Africa that had existed for 75 years boiled over into open conflict. The British
entered the war full of confidence, yet in a few short weeks they had
suffered three separate reverses before enduring their final humiliating
defeat on the isolated summit of Majuba. George Colley's force were swept
off their 'unassailable' position and into headlong retreat. It was a
defeat that sent shock waves reverberating around the Empire.
Book price £13.99
Book serial number Osprey 45
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The Zulu War by Angus
McBride
Book price £8.99
Book serial number Osprey MA57.
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Rorke's Drift 1879,
'Pinned Like Rats in a Hole' by Ian Knight Not only
the most famous engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, but one of the
best known battles in the history of the British Army, Rorke's Drift was
an epic struggle against overwhelming odds. It pitted more than 3,000
Zulus, fresh from their triumph at Isandhlwana, against the mission
station's tiny garrison, a mere 150 British and Imperial soldiers. Both
sides fought with extraordinary courage and determination, and no less
than 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded for this one battle.
Book price £12.99
Book serial number Osprey 41
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Rorke's Drift by
Michael Glover
The Defence of Rorke's Drift has gone down in history as one of the
grandest heroic actions of the British colonial wars. About a hundred men
defeated an enemy force thirty or forty times their size, and eleven of
the defenders were awarded Britain's highest military decoration -
the Victoria Cross.
The action has been immortalised in the film Zulu, and is a familiar
name to many who have no idea why it was fought. Michael Glover shows how
this undoubted act of bravery was exploited for political ends, and why an
event of little consequence found its way into the 'National Hagiography
of Battles'.
Book serial number W26. Price £4.99. Fully illustrated paperback
with 146 pages. |
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The Anatomy of the Zulu Army
From Shaka to
Cetshwayo 1818- 1879 by leading Zulu War author Ian Knight.
Hard Back Book.
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The Zulus and Matabele
Warrior Nations by Glen Lyndon Dodds
This is the story of the two great warrior nations
that held sway in much of southern Africa during most of the nineteenth
century. Based on recent scholarship, it presents a lucid, authoritative
and enjoyable account of the histories of the Zulu and Matabele nations,
from their rise to power in the first half of the nineteenth century to
their downfall at white hands as the century drew to a close. It takes the
reader into the places of power and on to the fields of battle and
features some of Africa's most enduring heroes.
The book begins with a discussion of the reign of
Shaka, the highly controversial founder of the Zulu nation, before moving
on to the reign of Dingane, which witnessed bitter fighting between the
Zulus and migrant Boers in engagements such as the epic Battle of Blood
River. Consolidation and civil war followed before the Zulus found
themselves fighting for survival in the climactic war of 1879 against
imperial Britain, a war renowned for such battles as Isandlwana and
Rorke's Drift, and a war that led to the subsequent incorporation of
Zululand into the British Empire.
The chapters on the Matabele chart their emergence as
a nation under Mzilikazi, who clashed with both the Zulus and the Boers,
until their defeat by the British in the 1890s. The text concludes with a
discussion of recent events in Zulu and Matabele history, such as the end
of apartheid and Matabele involvement in the bloody war that resulted in
the creation of today's state of Zimbabwe. |
Book serial number BK60. Price £19.99. Fully
illustrated hard back book with 256 pages.
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