Zulu War 1879 : Twilight of a Warrior Nation (Campaign)
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Book Description
In the late 1870s the British Imperial administration in the Cape colony in southern Africa began to view the Zulu kingdom as a challenge to their authority.To contain this perceived threat, they engineered a war. The early campaigns went terribly wrong, with the decisive Zulu victory at Isandlwana. Ultimately however, the British won the war. The Zulus, primarily reliant on their skill with the stabbing spear, had no real defence or retaliation against the massed firepower of professional British soldiers. Ian Castle examines the British-Zulu war and its two key battles, Isandlwana and Khambula, with excellent black and white photographs accompanying the clear and detailed text.
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Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.
Zulu War 1879: Twilight of a Warrior Nation (Campaign),Ian Castle,Osprey Publishing,1855321653,Africa - South - South Africa,History - Military / War,History: World,Military - General,Military History - Modern,Zulu War, 1879,African history: c 1500 to c 1900,History / Military / General,Southern Africa,War & defence operations,c 1800 to c 1900
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