The Anglo Zulu War - Isandlwana (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
235
Utgivningsdatum
2017-10-09
Förlag
Pen & Sword Military
Illustrationer
50 black and white images and 6 maps
Dimensioner
236 x 163 x 20 mm
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636 g
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1
ISBN
9781526707420

The Anglo Zulu War - Isandlwana

The Revelation of a Disaster

av Ron Lock
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Inbunden,  Engelska, 2017-10-09
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In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, clandestinely conspired to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Drastically underestimating their foe, within days of entering the Zulu Kingdom the invaders had been vanquished in one of the greatest disasters ever to befall a British army. The author not only dramatically describes the events leading up to the Battle of Isandlwana , and the battle itself but, with new evidence, disputes many aspects of the campaign long held sacrosanct.
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Ron Lock was born and educated in the U.K. In his early 20 s he travelled to East Africa and served in the Rift Valley Troop of The Kenya Police. He has journeyed widely in Africa and on one occasion travelled rough, by rail, lorry and paddle steamer from Mombasa , up to the Great Lakes of Central Africa and down the Nile, to Cairo. He has written and co-authored a number of books on the Anglo Zulu and Boer Wars. For many years he operated as a tour guide to the Anglo Zulu and Boer War battlefields. He now lives in Port Edward, kwaZulu Natal, with his wife, Brenda.

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