Zulu Rising: The Epic Story of iSandlwana and Rorke's Drift
May 2011 · Pan Macmillan
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The definitive account of the epic clash between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, based on groundbreaking research and previously unpublished material.
In Zulu Rising, Ian Knight delivers a comprehensive and balanced exploration of the battle of iSandlwana, the single most destructive incident in the 150-year history of British colonisation in South Africa. On one bloody day, over 800 British troops, 500 of their allies, and at least 2,000 Zulus were killed in a staggering defeat for the British Empire that echoed brutally across the following decades.
Drawing on new research, including previously unpublished material, Zulu oral history, and fresh archaeological evidence from the battlefield, Knight shows that the battle's brutality resulted from an inevitable clash between two aggressive warrior traditions. He gives full weight to the Zulu experience and examines the reality of the fighting through the eyes of men on both sides, delving into the human heart of this savage conflict.
Thorough and definitive, Zulu Rising uses first-hand sources, both Zulu and British, with admirable even-handedness to illuminate a battle that has shaped the political fortunes of the Zulu people to this day.
In Zulu Rising, Ian Knight delivers a comprehensive and balanced exploration of the battle of iSandlwana, the single most destructive incident in the 150-year history of British colonisation in South Africa. On one bloody day, over 800 British troops, 500 of their allies, and at least 2,000 Zulus were killed in a staggering defeat for the British Empire that echoed brutally across the following decades.
Drawing on new research, including previously unpublished material, Zulu oral history, and fresh archaeological evidence from the battlefield, Knight shows that the battle's brutality resulted from an inevitable clash between two aggressive warrior traditions. He gives full weight to the Zulu experience and examines the reality of the fighting through the eyes of men on both sides, delving into the human heart of this savage conflict.
Thorough and definitive, Zulu Rising uses first-hand sources, both Zulu and British, with admirable even-handedness to illuminate a battle that has shaped the political fortunes of the Zulu people to this day.
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Wookiee Alistair Elliot-Wilson
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February 28, 2018
Book is well written, and well researched. But the editing is terrible at times. But still worth a read
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September 7, 2018
Everything is just well Narrated. 😍
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About the author
Ian Knight is the leading authority on the Anglo-Zulu War and has written over thirty highly regarded publications on Zulu history, including the award-winning National Army Museum Book of the Zulu War. He has appeared in and written many television documentaries on the Zulus, and in 2008 was awarded the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society's Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Award for a lifetime's contribution to the field. He is also the author of Warriors in Scarlet: The Life and Times of the Last Redcoats.
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