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South Africa 1877-79
Despite the attention grabbed, thanks largely to its recreations on the big by the Zulu war in South Africa in 1879, there were other long and difficult campaigns against other tribes both in 1879 and in 1877-78. The campaigns were an expedition against the Galeka and Gaika tribes in 1877-78, fighting against the Griquas near Kimberley in 1878, and a campaign against the Basutos which ran concurrently with the Zulu War in Natal of 1879. The reason for the latter overshadowing the other campaigns is that two important pitched battles were fought on the same day, Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift, which are notable events in British military history. Isandhlwana was a signal defeat for the British, thanks in large part to the incompetence of its commander, Lord Chelmsford, in which an entire British column was massacred. Rorke's Drift was a heroic against-the-odds defence of an isolated mission and hospital station by a hugely outnumbered British force. This was commanded by two young and junior officers, Lieutenants Chard and Bromhead. More VCs were won at Rorke's Drift than in any other one day action fought by the British army.
South Africa 1877-79 (Zulu War)
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ZULU
Queen Victoria's Most Famous Little War
Product Code: 22091
One of the most maligned figures in British military history, Lord Chelmsford, commanding the invasion of Zululand in the 1879 Zulu War mixed arrogance with incompetence. Viewing the war through Chelmsford's eyes WB Bartlett leads us from the disaster of Isandlwana through the redeeming heroism o...
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Curling Letters of the Zulu War
There Was Awful Slaughter
Product Code: 20998
A rare and exciting find - this book is a complete diary of the campaign which saw a British column annihilated by the Zulus at Isandlwana in 1879 - as witnessed by a young artillery officer who was the only survivor of his unit. Gripping and compulsive reading.
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ZULU CONQUERED
The March Of The Red Soldiers 1828-1888
Product Code: 21920
In Zulu Conquered, author Ron Lock explores the ultimately devastating penetration of Zululand by the white man in the sixty years between the arrival of the first Britons - shipwrecked mariners turned traders - to the tragic war of 1878, which saw the disaster of Isandlwana and the heroism of Ro...
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EMPIRE AND ESPIONAGE
Spies In The Zulu War
Product Code: 21905
The military engagements of the Anglo-Zulu war - from the disaster of Isandlwana to the heroism of Rorke's Drift, are well-known, but this intriguing book recounts the secret war behind the scenes as spies, diplomats and African explorers competed in a secret shadow war behind the scenes.
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ZULU VANQUISHED
The Destruction of the Zulu Kingdom
Product Code: 21567
Detailed study of the wider Anglo-Zulu War of 1879,a well written sequel to the authors' first book, Zulu Victory. However, unlike the first book where the prime subject was the Battle of Isandlwana, this book deals with the second campaign against the Zulu Kingdom between February to July of 1879.
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FORGOTTEN BATTLES OF THE ZULU WAR
Product Code: 21354
We are all familiar with the iconic battles of the Zulu War - the disaster of Isandlwana and the heroism of Rorke's Drift. In this book, author Adrian Greaves sheds light on the lesser-known struggles of the conflict like Nyezane, fought on the same day as Isandlwana, Hlobane and Gingindhlovu, a...
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