Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory by Knight, Ian

Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841765112)

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Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory by Knight, Ian

Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory

$25.00
Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory by Knight, Ian

Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory

$25.00
Format: Paperback
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Osprey's study of the battle of Isandlwana, which was fought on 22 January 1879 and was the greatest defeat suffered by the British Army during the Zulu War (1879). A Zulu army of 24,000 warriors had moved undetected to within striking distance of the British camp in the shadow of Isandlwana Mountain. From the start the 1,700 defenders underestimated the danger descending upon them. They were swept aside with horrifying speed and the final stage of the battle consisted of desperate hand-to-hand fighting amid the British camp. Over 1,300 men were killed; scarcely 60 Europeans survived. Ian Knight employs new archaeological and historical research to provide a completely new interpretation of the course of the battle.

Author: Ian Knight
ISBN-10: 1841765112
ISBN-13: 9781841765112
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2002
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.78h x 7.28w x 0.28d
By Ian Knight
By Ian Knight
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Ian Knight is widely regarded as a leading international expert on the Anglo-Zulu War. He has written, co-written or edited over 30 books, including several in the Osprey Men-at-Arms, Elite, Warrior and Campaign series. He is an Honorary Research Associate of the Natal Museum and Vice President of the Anglo Zulu War Historical Society. In 2000 he was the historian advising the Glasgow University team who made the first archaeological survey of the Isandlwana battlefield.

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