Zulu
eBook - ePub

Zulu

Queen Victoria's Most Famous Little War

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Zulu

Queen Victoria's Most Famous Little War

About this book

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 outcome 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 to tell the tale. Forced to cope with the catastrophe of Isandlwana, only slightly offset by the heroic defense of Rorke's Drift, he then had to win the war as quickly as possible, before the man who had been chosen to replace 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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Information

Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780752455433
eBook ISBN
9780752462608

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. MAPS
  7. one : A CLASH OF EMPIRES
  8. two : THE SCENE IS SET
  9. three : A MORAL VICTORY?
  10. four : THE DAY OF THE DEAD MOON
  11. five : NOWHERE TO GO
  12. six : UNDER SIEGE
  13. seven : BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
  14. eight : THE TURN OF THE TIDE
  15. nine : CHELMSFORD TO THE RESCUE
  16. ten : THE SETTING SUN OF THE BONAPARTES
  17. eleven : RACE FOR VICTORY
  18. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  19. Copyright