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Battle Story: Isandlwana, 1879 (Battle Story) (Hardback)
$15.09 - Save $0.79 (4%) - RRP $15.88 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Battle Story: Isandlwana, 1879On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces. This engagement at Isandlwana remains one of the most overwhelming defeats in British military history. To understand what happened and why - read Battle Story.
Full description- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Published: 10 November 2011
- Format: Hardback 160 pages
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- Categories: Battles & Campaigns | British & Irish History | African History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9780752462011 ISBN 10: 0752462016
- Sales rank: 67,284
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Full description for Battle Story: Isandlwana, 1879
On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces. This engagement at Isandlwana remains one of the most overwhelming defeats in British military history. To understand what happened and why - read Battle Story. Key profiles explore why the British imperial army, superior in equipment, were defeated by the poorly equipped Zulu troops A wealth of rare accounts and quotes reveal the true tragedy of the battlefield Illustrations detail the equipment of both sides, the terrain and the men who fought against each other Orders of Battle detail the composition of the opposing forces' armies Packed with fact boxes, this short introduction is the perfect way to start exploring this legendary battle
