Zulu War 1879

Twilight of a warrior nation

Zulu War 1879 cover

Zulu War 1879

Twilight of a warrior nation

Quantity
In stock
£11.89 RRP £16.99 Website price saving £5.10 (30%)

Save 30% off this title as part of our 2024 Christmas Sale. Sale ends midnight, 8th December 2024.

This product is usually dispatched within 10-14 days

Description

A compact, detailed volume on one of the Victorian British Empire's key wars and the battles it comprised.

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 its authority. To contain this perceived threat, the British 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.

Table of Contents

Origins of the War
Opposing Strategies
The Commanders
The Armies: Isandlwana Campaign
The First Phase of the War
The Aftermath of Isandlwana
The Second Phase of the War
Aftermath
The Battlefields Today
Chronology

A Guide to Further Reading
Wargaming the Zulu War

Product details

Published 30 Jan 1992
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781855321656
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 73 b/w; 19 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 14
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Ian Castle

Ian Castle has lived in London all his life and ba…

Author

Ian Knight

Ian Knight is widely acknowledged as a leading aut…

Resources

Discover More

Visit our exclusive member's website to see artwork, maps, and more from this book.

Resources

Book Vote

Tell us what titles you would like to see published by Osprey, then vote for your favourites in our monthly book vote!

Related Titles

Zulu War cover
£9.09 RRP £12.99
Majuba 1881 cover
£11.89 RRP £16.99

Sign up for Osprey membership for access to thousands of plane profiles, maps, battle scenes and more. Plus up to 30% off website purchases

Free UK delivery for orders £30 and over