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The Zulu War 1879
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The Zulu War 1879 Paperback - 2003

by Knight, Ian

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Osprey Pub Co, 2003. New book, 95 pages, ESS056. The Zulu War of 1879 remains one of the best known British colonial wars and included two battles whose names reverberate through history. At Isandlwana the Zulus inflicted a crushing defeat on the British; the gallant British defence at Rorke's Drift followed and re-established British prestige. Yet as this book shows, there was more to the war than this. Six months of brutal fighting followed, until the Zulu kingdom was broken up, its king imprisoned and the whole structure of the Zulu state destroyed. Years of intemecine strife followed, until the British finally annexed Zululand as a colonial possession.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Title The Zulu War 1879
  • Author Knight, Ian
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Osprey Pub Co, Botley, Oxford
  • Date 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 007305
  • ISBN 9781841766126 / 1841766127
  • Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.67 x 6.84 x 0.28 in (24.56 x 17.37 x 0.71 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Southern Africa
  • Dewey Decimal Code 968.404

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From the publisher

Ian Knight was born in 1956. He was a freelance writer on military history for ten years before studying Afro-Caribbean History at the University of Kent. He has written widely on Zulu history and travelled extensively in Zululand. Ian was the editor of the Victorian Military Society journal for many years, and has written several books for Osprey.

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The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 remains one of the best-known 'little wars' in the history of the later British Empire.

About the author

Ian Knight was born in 1956. He was a freelance writer on military history for ten years before studying Afro-Caribbean History at the University of Kent. He has written widely on Zulu history and travelled extensively in Zululand. Ian was the editor of the Victorian Military Society journal for many years, and has written several books for Osprey.