By Professor John Laband and ian Knight - 7x10" 170 pages illustrated with historic photographs and art reproductions. Copyright 1996, stated First published in U.K. by Sutton Publishing Limited for L18.99.

The War Correspondents: The Anglo-Zulu War

History

Professor John Laband

Ian Knight

Africa

Sutton Publishing

This work is one of the most widley known military campaigns of the Victorian era. The story is presented through the "After the Battle" series "then and now" photographic theme and contains graphic eyewitness accounts from both sides which aim to convey what it was like to give battle in the 1870s. Additional chapters cover what remains to be seen today, both on the battlefields and in museums; the lonely and sometimes unmarked and forgotten graves of the participants; the British forts and their ruins; plus accounts of those film productions that have since been made of the 1879 war.

Zulu War: Then and Now (After the Battle)

After the Battle

Warriors in Scarlet: the Life and Times of the Last Redcoats

Pan Books

"Lord Chelmsford is not a bad man. He is industrious and conscientious so far as his&nbsp;lights guide him. But nature has refused to him the qualities of a great captain. He has&nbsp;suffered much and is entitled to certain commiseration." - Thomas Gibson Bowles, Vanity FairGeneral Lord Chelmsford's military career took him around the world; he served in the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny and the Abyssinian Expedition, before commanding the British invasion of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa.In January 1879, disaster struck when Chelmsford divided his forces at Isandlwana in the face of the enemy and the Zulu overwhelmed his camp, killing more than 1,300 of its defenders. Such a defeat was almost unprecedented in a Victorian colonial campaign.&nbsp;Despite Chelmsford's later victories at Gingindlovu and Ulundi, he was humiliatingly relieved of his command. His responsibility for Isandlwana dogged him for the rest of his days, and he would forever be associated with this historic defeat.In this comprehensive new biography, Anglo-Zulu War specialist John Laband, explores the personal character and military career of Lord Chelmsford, providing a well-rounded, well-balanced and well-informed picture of this complex military figure.

In the Shadow of Isandlwana: The Life and Times of General Lord Chelmsford and his Disaster in Zululand

Biographies & Memoirs

Laband, John.

Historical

Greenhill Books

Rorke's Drift is possibly the best remembered of Britain's colonial battles. Immortalised by Michael Caine and the film 'Zulu' it sums up some of the best traditions of the British self-image: steadfastness against the odds, victory in adversity and the thin red line. The story of a mere 150 British and Imperial soldiers defending an isolated outpost against over 3,000 Zulu warriors summed up the experience of the colonial adventure for the Victorians and remains part of our heritage even today. In the wake of the disaster at Isandlwana it restored British self-respect and, although not strategically important, was seen by many at the time as a kind of moral victory, with the few triumphing against the many. That 'the few' were able to do this however was a result of their being armed with the latest in military technology and being pitted against native warriors who relied mainly on their aptitude in close combat. Nevertheless, the Zulu was still a formidable warrior, as he had shown at Isandlwana, and the British stand at Rorke's Drift against forces twenty times their number deserves to go down in history as one of the most heroic actions of all time. Ian Knight recounts the course of this famous action in which no less than 11 Victoria crosses were won.

Rorke's Drift 1879

Osprey_Publishing

This biography explores the full story of Napoleon's short life, which ended with violent death, and the repercussions which turned an inconsequential skirmish into an international scandal and ruined a British officer's reputation.

With His Face to the Foe

The History Press

The sun turned black: Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift 1879

William Waterman

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