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Zulu 1816–1906
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 1995
186 kr
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Zulu military organisation was extremely sophisticated.Warriors were organised into regiments with some form of basic uniform and shields were state-manufactured and owned. Yet, in spite of this sophistication, firearms were ill understood, and between 1816 and 1906 the Zulus maintained their …
Zulu Rising
The Epic Story of iSandlwana and Rorke's Drift
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 2011
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
186 kr
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'A definitive account of one of the most dramatic encounters in the whole history of Empire . . . [a] tour de force' The Daily Mail'Ian Knight manages to expose many of the Victorian myths while still capturing the kind of epic excitement that makes Zulu so stirring. It is a first class work of …
Agroforestry Handbook, Second Edition
Agroforestry for the UK
Av Paul Burgess, Steven Newman m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
221 kr
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Agriculture and forestry have often been treated as separate and distinct disciplines in colleges, universities and handbooks on farm management. However, on the ground, most farmers manage land that combines agricultural production with trees. The increased uptake of agroforestry in the UK can …
Queen Victoria's Enemies (2)
Northern Africa
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 1989
158 kr
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The British Army in Queen Victoria's reign fought a series of regional campaigns against various African groups with complex military traditions well-suited to their environment.In many instances, the outcome of the ensuing fighting was by no means one-sided. This book focuses on the large-scale …
British Infantryman vs Mahdist Warrior
Sudan 1884–98
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 2021
198 kr
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In the early 1880s, Britain intervened in independent Egypt and seized control of the Suez Canal.British forces were soon deployed to Egypt’s southern colony, the Sudan, where they confronted a determined and capable foe amid some of the world’s most inhospitable terrain. In 1881 an Islamic …
Boer Commando 1876–1902
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 2004
186 kr
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Their lifestyle of hunting for sport and profit honed the Boers' skills of field-craft, horsemanship, and marksmanship, making them a formidable force in the field and well suited to guerrilla operations.This book describes the life and combat experiences of a typical Boer in this key period. Using …
Zulu War: Then and Now
Av Ian Castle, Ian Knight
Inbunden, 1993
308 kr
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This work is one of the most widley known military campaigns of the Victorian era. The story is presented through the "After the Battle" series "then and now" photographic theme and contains graphic eyewitness accounts from both sides which aim to convey what it was like to give battle in the …
British Forces in Zululand 1879
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 1991
186 kr
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On 4 March, 1878 at King William's Town, British Kaffraria, Gen. Sir Arthur Cunnynghame handed over supreme command of the British forces in southern Africa to his successor, Lt. Gen. Sir Frederic Thesiger.The High Commissioner, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, was convinced that one solution to the complex …
Queen Victoria's Enemies (1)
Southern Africa
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 1989
158 kr
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When Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne in 1837, British troops had recently concluded a war in southern Africa against the Xhosa people, and the seeds were already sown for a clash with the Boers. When she died in January 1901 Britain was fighting the Boers in one of the longest and …
Queen Victoria's Enemies (3)
India
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 1990
158 kr
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Ian Knight's fascinating text examines the absorbing, dramatic and brutal history of the East India Company's exploits against Victoria's Indian enemies.By the time Queen Victoria came to the throne, India – some 1,600,000 square miles, ranging from soaring mountains to deserts and jungle swamps, …
British Infantryman vs Mahdist Warrior
Sudan 1884–98
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2021
200 kr
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In the early 1880s, Britain intervened in independent Egypt and seized control of the Suez Canal. British forces were soon deployed to Egypt''s southern colony, the Sudan, where they confronted a determined and capable foe amid some of the world''s most inhospitable terrain. In 1881 an Islamic …
New Zealand Wars 1820–72
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 2013
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
162 kr
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Between 1845 and 1872, various groups of Maori were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers.The Maori had a fierce and long-established warrior tradition and subduing them took a lengthy British Army commitment, only surpassed in the Victorian period by that on the …
Isandlwana 1879
The great Zulu victory
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 2002
210 kr
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A highly illustrated account of the greatest defeat suffered by the British Army during the Victorian era, from a world-leading authority.On 22 January 1879, a Zulu army of 24,000 warriors had moved undetected to within striking distance of the British camp in the shadow of Isandlwana Mountain. …
Maori Fortifications
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 2009
180 kr
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The Maori people of New Zealand were experienced field engineers and it was common practice to protect villages with surrounding entrenchments and wooden palisades, known as pas.However, it was not until 1845, with the first fighting between the Maori and the British, that it became clear just how …
Colenso 1899
The Boer War in Natal
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 1995
210 kr
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A highly-illustrated account of this significant British defeat during the Second Boer War.In 1899 Great Britain was at the height of its Imperial power. The Queen Empress had been on the throne for more than 50 years, and her domain touched upon every continent. Yet, as this book describes, the …
Blood River 1838
The Zulu–Boer War and the Great Trek
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2024
238 kr
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A myth-shattering study of the first clash between the Zulu kingdom and European interlopers and its dramatic effects on Boer and Zulu alike. By the 1830s, the Zulu kingdom was consolidating its power as the strongest African polity in the south-east, but was under growing pressure from British …
Zulu War 1879
Twilight of a warrior nation
Av Ian Castle, Ian Knight
Häftad, 1992
210 kr
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A compact, detailed volume on one of the Victorian British Empire's key wars and the battles it comprised.In the late 1870s the British Imperial administration in the Cape colony in southern Africa began to view the Zulu kingdom as a challenge to its authority. To contain this perceived threat, the …
Warriors in Scarlet
The Life and Times of the Last Redcoats
Av Ian Knight
Inbunden, 2023
322 kr
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Ian Knight's Warriors in Scarlet is a comprehensive and stirring history of the Victorian army between 1837 to 1860, from the Battle of Bossendon Wood to the Crimean War, a period of seismic change.An acclaimed military historian, Knight draws on first-hand accounts to show us the reality of life …
Warriors in Scarlet
The Life and Times of the Last Redcoats
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2023
236 kr
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'Ian Knight combines meticulous research with a depth of knowledge of his subject, and a knack for ferreting out unusual and illuminating details, with, crucially, a true flair for storytelling . . . Highly recommended' Journal of the Victorian Military SocietyIan Knight's Warriors in Scarlet is a …
Zulus
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 1989
185 kr
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'A very remarkable people, the Zulu', the British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, said on hearing of a fresh disaster in the war of 1879, 'They defeat our generals; they convert our bishops; they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty'.Remarkable indeed, to have taken on the full …
Queen Victoria's Enemies (4)
Asia, Australasia and the Americas
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 1990
158 kr
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Due to the spread of British strategic and commercial interests during the Victorian period, the British military was called upon to serve in theatres across the world.Some of the fighting was severe; it took nearly 30 years of intermittent warfare to suppress Maori opposition to settler expansion …
Zulu Rising
The Epic Story of iSandlwana and Rorke's Drift
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2011, 15+ år
252 kr
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'A definitive account of one of the most dramatic encounters in the whole history of Empire . . . [a] tour de force' The Daily Mail'Ian Knight manages to expose many of the Victorian myths while still capturing the kind of epic excitement that makes Zulu so stirring. It is a first class work of …
Warriors in Scarlet
the Life and Times of the Last Redcoats
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 2024
165 kr
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'Ian Knight combines meticulous research with a depth of knowledge of his subject, and a knack for ferreting out unusual and illuminating details, with, crucially, a true flair for storytelling . . . Highly recommended' Journal of the Victorian Military SocietyIan Knight's Warriors in Scarlet is a …
British Infantryman vs Zulu Warrior
Anglo-Zulu War 1879
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2013
229 kr
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The short but savage Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 pitched well-equipped but complacent British soldiers into combat with the Zulu, one of history''s finest fighting forces. The clashes between these two different armies prompted tactical innovation on both sides, as the British and their Zulu opponents …
British Infantryman vs Zulu Warrior
Anglo-Zulu War 1879
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2013
229 kr
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The short but savage Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 pitched well-equipped but complacent British soldiers into combat with the Zulu, one of history''s finest fighting forces. The clashes between these two different armies prompted tactical innovation on both sides, as the British and their Zulu opponents …
Zulu War 1879
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2014
131 kr
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The Zulu War of 1879 remains one of the best known British colonial wars and included two battles whose names reverberate through history. At Isandlwana the Zulus inflicted a crushing defeat on the British; the gallant British defence at Rorke''s Drift followed and re-established British prestige. …
Boer Guerrilla vs British Mounted Soldier
South Africa 1880–1902
Av Ian Knight
Häftad, 2017
198 kr
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Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880–81 and 1899–1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers’ commandos.The nature of warfare across these campaigns was shaped by …
Boer Guerrilla vs British Mounted Soldier
South Africa 1880–1902
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2017
229 kr
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Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880–81 and 1899–1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers'' commandos. The nature of warfare across these campaigns was shaped by …
Boer Guerrilla vs British Mounted Soldier
South Africa 1880–1902
Av Ian Knight
E-bok, 2017
229 kr
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Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880–81 and 1899–1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers'' commandos. The nature of warfare across these campaigns was shaped by …
