The Zulu War

The events at Rorke's Drift, the iconic defense of a mission station by a small force of British and colonial troops, were immortalized in the 1964 film Zulu. In January 1879, a small garrison of just over 150 British and colonial troops successfully defended the mission against a force of 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. The fierce, but piecemeal, Zu

About the author

JOHN GREHAN has written, edited or contributed to more than 300 books and magazine articles covering a wide span of military history from the Iron Age to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. John has also appeared on local and national radio and television to advise on military history topics. He was employed as the Assistant Editor of Britain at War Magazine from its inception until 2014. John now devotes his time to writing and editing books.

Summary

First time full collection of Despatches reports have been published Unique insight into what happened from those in command

Product details

• Authors: John Grehan, Martin Mace
• Assisted by: John Grehan (Editor), Martin Mace (Editor)
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.07.2014
• EAN: 9781781593226
• ISBN: 978-1-78159-322-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 573 g
• Series: War Despatches Series; Despatches from the Front; War Despatches Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918