At 16.20 hours on Wednesday the 22nd January 1879, when the first shot rang out in the Battle of Rorke's Drift, everything appeared to be stacked against the 144 men (the great majority members of the Imperial British Army), who were defending the position. In the end, this fistful of red jackets managed to withstand the relentless attack of 4,500 brave Zulu warriors for more than ten hours. ILLUSTRATIONS 120 illustrations
