Rorke's Drift

Informationen zum Autor Having spent many years as a police superintendent, Dr Adrian Greaves now devotes all his time to the study of the Anglo-Zulu Wars. He is the founder/editor of the Journal of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society, and gives regular battlefield tours of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift. Klappentext The battle has become legendary: 85 British soldiers, in a small outpost, holding off six full-scale Zulu attacks with only 27 casualties. But a brand new look at this infamous clash reveals that several things about the myth just dont add up. While the Zusammenfassung The story of the bravest battle ever fought.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Adrian Greaves, Greaves Adrian
• Verlag: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.09.2003
• EAN: 9780304366415
• ISBN: 978-0-304-36641-5
• Seiten: 464
• Abmessung: 133 mm x 196 mm x 30 mm
• Serien: CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS; CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS; W&N Military
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > 20. Jahrhundert (bis 1945); Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, British Empire, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General