| Edition |
First Skyhorse Publishing edition. |
| Description |
xxxiv, 222 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Zulu names -- Timeline of events significant to the Zulu people -- Glossary of terms -- Introduction -- The emergence of the Zulus -- Shaka and the second Mfecane -- Zulu rituals and customs -- White expansionism in South Africa and the eight frontier wars -- Passing the crown : from Kings Shaka, Dingane and Mpande to King Cetshwayo -- The emergence of King Cetshwayo -- Defending their nation -- Isandlwana -- To Rorke's drift -- Nyezane and Gingindlovu -- Ntombe, Hlobane and Khambula -- The Zulu defence of Ulundi, and the Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon -- The Battle of kwaNodwengu-Ulundi, 4 July 1879 -- Beginning of the end -- Closure of the Zulu War -- Long live the King -- Appendices. The Mfecane -- Boer account : Blood River -- Chelmsford's orders to the five invasion columns -- The ultimatum -- King Cetshwayo in London. |
| Summary |
"By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the establishment of Zululand, The Zulus at War is an important and readable addition to this popular subject area. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colorful successors, under whose leadership the warrior nation built a fearsome fighting reputation without equal among the native tribes of South Africa. Author and Anglo-Zulu war expert Adrian Greaves supplements the historical narrative with an examination of the tactics and weapons employed during the numerous intertribal battles over this period. The text goes on to chronicle the Sekunini War of 1877 and 1878, in which the Zulus would defeat the Boers and prompt the well-documented British intervention. Initially the might of the British Empire was humbled as never before by the shocking Zulu victory at Isandlwana, but the 1879 war ended with the brutal crushing of the Zulu Nation. However, as Greaves reveals, this was by no means the end of the story. The little-known consequences of the division of Zululand, the Boer War, and the 1906 Zulu Rebellion are analyzed in fascinating detail. An added merit of this long-awaited history is written not just by a leading authority but, thanks to the coauthor's contribution, from the Zulu perspective using completely fresh material, making this unique among most popular histories. This paperback edition also features a new introduction from Greaves."--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Zulu (African people) -- History.
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Zulu War, 1879.
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Zulu War, 1879 -- Campaigns.
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Zululand (South Africa) -- History -- To 1879.
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Zululand (South Africa) -- History -- Civil War, 1879-1884.
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Zulu (African people) (OCoLC)fst01184885
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South Africa -- Zululand.
(OCoLC)fst01207561
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Zulu War (1879) (OCoLC)fst01184909
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Zulu Civil War (Zululand, South Africa : 1879-1884) (OCoLC)fst01352325
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| Chronological Term |
To 1884
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Mkhize, Xolani, author.
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Knight, Ian, 1956- writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781510722835 (paperback) |
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1510722831 (paperback) |
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