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  • Rorke's Drift

    Zulu War

    de Ian Castle, Ian Knight ...
    Series series Battleground South Africa
    The heroic defence of the mission station at Rorke's Drift became the epic action of the Anglo-Zulu War. A small garrison defended this valuable border-post for ten hours and in the process won the northern sector at Ntcombe Drift, Hlobane and Khambula. Essential reading for those who wish to learn the facts rather than the myths of this legendary stand. ... Leer más

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  • Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War

    de Ian Knight ...
    The Anglo-Zulu War was a defining episode in British imperial history, and it is still a subject of intense interest. The Zulu victory at Isandlwana, the heroic British defence of Rorke's Drift and the eventual British triumph are among the most closely researched events of the colonial era. In this historical companion, Ian Knight, one of the foremost authorities on the war and the Zulu kingdom, ... Leer más

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  • Brave Men's Blood

    The Epic of the Zulu War, 1879

    de Ian Knight ...
    One of the most highly regarded books on the British campaign of the nineteenth-century Anglo-Zulu War fought in southern Africa.Robust and economically self-reliant, the Zulu Kingdom—created by Shaka kaSenzangakhona—was seen as a threat to British colonialism. In December 1878, the British High Commissioner in South Africa, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, picked a quarrel with the Zulu king, Cetshwayo ... Leer más

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  • Marching to the Drums

    Eyewitness Accounts of War from the Kabul Massacre to the Siege of Mafeking

    Edición de Ian Knight ...
    In this gripping collection of first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare from the thrill of the cavalry charges at Balaklava and Omdurman, to the terror of battle against an overwhelming odds such as Rorke's Drift in the words of the men actually there.These eyewitness accounts provide a vivid and sometimes shocking insight into the brutal realities of ... Leer más

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  • The Anatomy of the Zulu Army

    From Shaka to Cetshwayo, 1818–1879

    de Ian Knight ...
    An in-depth look at the army of Africa's Zulu kingdom leading up to their epic battle against the British army in 1879.Forces of the independent Zulu kingdom inflicted a crushing defeat on British imperial forces at Isandlwana in January, 1879. The Zulu Army was not, however, a professional force, unlike its British counterpart, but was the mobilized manpower of the Zulu state. Ian Knight details ... Leer más

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  • The Fall of Rorke's Drift

    An Alternate History of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879

    de John Laband ...
    For fans of Harry Turtledove, an alternate history novel in which Zulu forces triumph over the British at Rorke's Drift in 1879 and invade Natal.January 1879. The British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom are at war. Lord Carnarvon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, who had successfully brought about federation in Canada in 1867, had believed a similar scheme would work in South Africa. But such ... Leer más

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  • Rorke's Drift By Those Who Were There, Volume II

    Eyewitness British and Zulu Accounts

    de Lee Stevenson, Ian Knight, Alan Baynham-Jones ...
    "Yes you have beaten us; you had the best guns, but we have the best men...But we'll fight again in two or three years' time." – Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande (who led the Zulu at Rorke's Drift) On 22 January 1879, during the final hour of the Battle of Isandlwana – one of the greatest disasters ever to befall British troops during the Victorian era – a very different story was about to unfold a few ... Leer más

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  • Who's Who in the Zulu War, 1879: The Colonials and The Zulus

    de Adrian Greaves, Ian Knight ...
    The Anglo Zulu War continues to attract phenomenal interest. What was meant to be a quick punitive expedition led by Lord Chelmsford turned into a watershed for British Colonial power. The ignominious defeat at Iswandhlwana was a terrible blow to British military pride but the heroic stand at Rourkes Drift, while a minor event by comparison, allowed the powers-that-be to salvage some honor.This ... Leer más

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  • Who's Who in the Zulu War, 1879: The British

    de Adrian Greaves, Ian Knight ...
    The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 has a character that inspires and fascinates readers and increasing numbers of visitors to South Africa. The two volume biographical dictionary of the participants is a unique venture and this second volume reveals much about the formidable Zulu nation which so nearly humbled the mighty British Empire which had provoked the conflict.Thanks to the deep knowledge and ... Leer más

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  • Rorke's Drift By Those Who Were There, Volume 1

    Eyewitness British and Zulu Accounts

    de Lee Stevenson, Ian Knight, Alan Baynham-Jones ...
    "The great host came steadily on, spreading out spreading out - spreading out till they seemed like a giant pair of nut-crackers opening round the little nut of Rorke's Drift." – Surgeon Major James Henry Reynolds V.C., Army Medical Department On 22 January 1879, during the final hour of the Battle of iSandlwana – one of the greatest disasters ever to befall British troops during the Victorian era ... Leer más

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  • Letters from Ladysmith

    Eyewitness Accounts from the South African War

    Edición de Edward Spiers ...
    Edward Spiers, a leading authority on the Victorian British army, presents here a select edition of letters from the siege of Ladysmith (18991900) that have not been seen since their original publication in metropolitan and provincial newspapers. The 250 letters were published in different British newspapers and provide crucial insights into contemporary perceptions of the battles that preceded ... Leer más

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  • Harry Smith's Last Throw

    The Eight Cape Frontier War, 1850–1853

    de Keith Smith ...
    "The War of Mlanjeni was the longest conflict in South African history until the second Anglo-Boer War. The loss of life was substantially heavier than that of the Zulu War of 1879 and the political after-effects of it were significantly greater than those that followed the Zulu War. The Zulu War has been the subject of numerous accounts but the silence surrounding the Eighth Frontier War is ... Leer más

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