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21 produkter
Lawrence Of Arabia
Mirage Of A Desert War
E-bok, 2008
45 kr
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A new biography of Lawrence of Arabia T.E. Lawrence is one of the most enigmatic characters in British history. At the outbreak of the First World War he was working as an archaeologist in the Middle East. He had no military training at all, and a strong distrust of politicians and senior officers …
Rorke's Drift
Häftad, 2003
173 kr
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The story of the bravest battle ever fought.On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling over 1200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at Rorke's …
Rorke's Drift Revisited
A New Account of the Most Famous Battle of the Anglo-Zulu War
Inbunden, 2025
274 kr
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Dr Adrian Greaves’ is widely acknowledged as a leading expert on the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and his previous account of Rorke’s Drift has become a standard work on that battle. However, by his own admission, it is hopelessly out of date as are other existing accounts. Rorke’s Drift Revisited is not …
Battles of Hlobane and Khambula
Forgotten Turning Point of the Anglo-Zulu War
Inbunden, 2026
449 kr
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The two main Zulu War battles of Hlobane and Khambula were fought on consecutive days, 28 and 29 March 1879, with very different outcomes. The first, a bungled raid to deprive the Zulus of vital cattle, ended in a humiliating debacle due to poor planning and reconnaissance. The latter saw the …
Battle of Ulundi, 4 July 1879
and the Death of the Zulu King Cetshwayo
Inbunden, 2026
274 kr
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In 1879 Britain was at the height of its power when her forces in South Africa unexpectedly invaded neighbouring Zululand. The Zulu king, Cetshwayo, fought back and swiftly defeated the invading troops, firstly at Isandlwana (the defence of Rorke’s Drift notwithstanding) then Ntombe and Hlobane. It …
Albert Speer - Escaping the Gallows
Secret Conversations with Hitler's Top Nazi
Inbunden, 2021
253 kr
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At the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, Albert Speer, Hitler's one-time number two, persuaded the judges that he 'knew nothing' of the Holocaust and related atrocities. Narrowly escaping execution, he was sentenced to twenty years in Spandau Prison, Berlin.In 1961, the newly commissioned author, as …
Albert Speer-Escaping the Gallows
Secret Conversations with Hitler''s Top Nazi
E-bok, 2021
91 kr
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At the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, Albert Speer, Hitler''s one-time number two, persuaded the judges that he ''knew nothing'' of the Holocaust and related atrocities. Narrowly escaping execution, he was sentenced to twenty years in Spandau Prison, Berlin. In 1961, the newly commissioned author, …
Albert Speer-Escaping the Gallows
Secret Conversations with Hitler''s Top Nazi
E-bok, 2021
91 kr
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At the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, Albert Speer, Hitler''s one-time number two, persuaded the judges that he ''knew nothing'' of the Holocaust and related atrocities. Narrowly escaping execution, he was sentenced to twenty years in Spandau Prison, Berlin. In 1961, the newly commissioned author, …
Albert Speer – Escaping the Gallows
Secret Conversations with Hitler's Top Nazi
Häftad, 2026
171 kr
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At the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, Albert Speer, Hitler’s one-time number two, persuaded the judges that he ‘knew nothing’ of the Holocaust and related atrocities. Narrowly escaping execution, he was sentenced to twenty years in Spandau Prison, Berlin.In 1961, the newly commissioned author, as …
Illustrated Tour of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu Battlefields
Inbunden, 2024
280 kr
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In 1878 southern Africa’s two most senior figures, army commander General Lord Chelmsford and the High Commissioner Sir Henry Bartle-Frere created a false threat of a Zulu invasion of British Natal. In an astonishing act of over-confidence and without any government permission, Frere and Chelmsford …
Crossing the Buffalo
The Zulu War of 1879
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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A new and complete history of Zululand, and its destruction at the hands of the British in 1879. This book is not only a complete history of the Zulus but also an account of the way the British won absolute rule in South Africa. In the early decades of the nineteenth century, Shaka Zulu established …
The Tribe that Washed its Spears
The Zulus at War
Av Adrian Greaves, Xolani Mkhize
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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The vast majority of books on the Zulus concentrate on their stunning victory at Isandlwana over the invading British Army and the tragedy of their subsequent defeat during the Anglo-Zulu Wars. By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa, where they …
Tribe That Washed Its Spears
The Zulus at War
E-bok, 2013
15 kr
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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 …
Rorke's Drift
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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The story of the bravest battle ever fought. On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling over 1200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at …
Who’s Who in the Anglo Zulu War 1879
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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The Anglo Zulu War continues to attract phenomenal interest. What was meant to be a quick punitive expedition led by Lord Chelmsford turned into a watershed for British Colonial power. The ignominious defeat at Iswandhlwana was a terrible blow to British military pride but the heroic stand at …
Who’s Who in the Anglo Zulu War 1879
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 has a character that inspires and fascinates readers and increasing numbers of visitors to South Africa. The two volume biographical dictionary of the participants is a unique venture and this second volume reveals much about the formidable Zulu nation which so nearly …
Curling Letters of the Zulu War
There Was Awful Slaughter
E-bok, 2021
110 kr
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The crushing defeat suffered by the British Army by the Zulus at Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 is by any standards a gripping and shocking story. The discovery of a complete set of diaries written by a young Royal Artillery officer who was the only survivor of his unit which lost all their guns is …
Isandlwana
How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire
E-bok, 2014
165 kr
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The historian and founder of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society presents his groundbreaking account of the Battle of Isandlwana.The story of the British Army''s defeat at Iswandlwana in 1879 has been much written about, but never with the detail and insight revealed by the research of Dr. Adrian …
Isandlwana
How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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The story of the mighty imperial British army’s defeat at Iswandlwana in 1879 has been much written about, but never with the detail and insight revealed by Dr Adrian Greaves’ research. In reconstructing the dramatic and fateful events, the Author draws on recently discovered letters, diaries and …
Forgotten Battles of the Zulu War
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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Adrian Greaves uses his exceptional knowledge of the Anglo-Zulu War to look beyond the two best known battles of Isandlwana and the iconic action at Rorkes Drift to other fiercely fought battles. He covers little recorded engagements and battles such as Nyezane which was fought on the same day as …
Forgotten Battles of the Zulu War
Häftad, 2020
171 kr
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Adrian Greaves uses his exceptional knowledge of the Anglo-Zulu War to look beyond the two best known battles of Isandlwana and the iconic action at Rorkes Drift to other fiercely fought battles.He covers little recorded engagements and battles such as Nyezane which was fought on the same day as …
