Zulu: The True Story

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• 1. Introduction
• 2. An unnecessary war
• 3. Isandlwana
• 4. The cover-up
• 5. Rorke's Drift
• 6. Chelmsford's recall
• 7. Only one winner
• 8. Find out more
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Books

Rorke's Drift by Adrian Greaves (Cassell, 2002)

The National Army Musuem Book of the Zulu War by Ian Knight (Sidgwick and Jackson, 2003)

Military Blunders by Saul David (Robinson, 1997)

Zulu Victory: The Epic of Isandlwana and the Cover-Up by Ron Lock and Peter Quantrill (Greenhill, 2002)

The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation by John Laband (Arms and Armour, 1995)

About the author

Dr Saul David is the author of several critically-acclaimed history books, including The Indian Mutiny: 1857 (shortlisted for the Westminster Medal for Military Literature), Zulu: the Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 (a Waterstone's Military History Book of the Year) and, most recently, Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire. He was recently appointed Visiting Professor of History at the University of Hull.

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