Zulu : Queen Victoria's Most Famous Little War

Zulu : Queen Victoria's Most Famous Little War by W.B. Bartlett


ISBN
9780752455433
Published
Released
01 / 12 / 2010
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
288
Dimensions
160 x 240 x 30mm

The Zulu War grabs attention in a way that no other of Queen Victoria's `Little Wars' does. It is a story rich in the extremes of human experience: gallantry, cowardice, savagery, hubris and sheer, stark terror amongst others. The way the campaign unfolded was a consequence of the actions of Britain's commander in the field, Lord Chelmsford, who thought that the war would be a foregone conclusion but then found himself faced with one of the most shocking disasters in British military history. This book looks at events through Chelmsford's eyes, examining contemporary correspondence in an attempt to tell the tale. Forced to cope with the catastrophe of Isandlwana, only slightly offset by the heroic defence of Rorke's Drift, he then had to win the war as quickly as possible, before the man who had been chosen to supersede him arrived in South Africa. Full of drama, this is the story of Lord Chelmsford's war, one of the most turbulent campaigns ever fought in Africa.
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