Zulu War 1879 (Praeger Illustrated Military History)

by Ian Knight and Ian Castle

Book Overview

In the late 1870s the British Imperial administration in the Cape colony in southern Africa began to view the Zulu kingdom as a challenge to their authority. To contain this perceived threat, they engineered a war. The early campaigns went terribly wrong, culminating with the decisive Zulu victory at Isandlwana. However, the Zulus, primarily reliant on their skill with the stabbing spear, had no real defense or retaliation against the massed firepower...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275986284
• ISBN13: 9780275986285
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.5" x 7.3"