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Zulu Rising: The Epic Story of iSandlwana and Rorke’s Drift

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The battle of Isandlwana used to be the single most destructive incident in the 150-year history of the British colonization of South Africa. In one bloody day more than 800 British troops, 500 of their allies, and a minimum of 2,000 Zulus were killed in a staggering defeat for the British empire. The consequences of the battle echoed brutally around the following decades as Britain took ruthless revenge at the Zulu people. In Zulu Rising Ian Knight shows that the brutality of the battle used to be the results of an inevitable clash between two aggressive warrior traditions. For the first time he gives full weight to the Zulu experience and explores the reality of the fighting through the eyes of men who took part on both sides, having a look into the human heart of this savage conflict. In line with new research, including prior to now unpublished material, Zulu oral history, and new archaeological evidence from the battlefield, that is the definitive account of a battle that has shaped the political fortunes of the Zulu people to at the moment.

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