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Author: John Laband Publisher: Greenhill Books ISBN: 9781399078481 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Highly recommended, not only for the remarkable story itself but also the quality of its research, its presentation and readability.' -- Adrian Greaves 'Charlie Harford's entertaining memoirs are among the most often quoted sources for the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, but a scholarly edition is long overdue. Professor Laband's thoroughly annotated volume fills this gap admirably, and will be an invaluable addition to any Zulu War library.' -- Chris Peers Henry Harford was a young officer in the British Army and the adjutant of his own regiment when tensions were rising between the British colonial government in Natal and the independent Zulu kingdom in 1878. In the face of these tensions, Harford volunteered for temporary special service and first served as a Lieutenant in the Natal Native Contingent before going on to resume his commission and adjutancy of his regiment in Natal during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. The Zulu War Journal tells the true story of his experience during this time, providing readers with fascinating eye-witness accounts of the conflict. Harford's journal chronicles key events in the Zulu Wars in captivating, eye-opening detail and pays tribute to all those who fought bravely alongside him. Among the episodes covered are: the disaster at Isandlwana; the heroic battle at Rorke's Drift; the recovery of the Queen's Colour of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment, at Fugitive's Drift; and the hunt for the Zulu king Cetshwayo. This comprehensive new edition of the journal offers readers even more insight into and details about the conflict thanks to a host of contemporary photographs and expert commentary from leading Anglo-Zulu specialist John Laband. A truly fascinating and dramatic testimony, this updated edition of Henry Harford's Anglo-Zulu War Journal is essential reading for anyone interested in military history.
Author: John Laband Publisher: Greenhill Books ISBN: 9781399078481 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Highly recommended, not only for the remarkable story itself but also the quality of its research, its presentation and readability.' -- Adrian Greaves 'Charlie Harford's entertaining memoirs are among the most often quoted sources for the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, but a scholarly edition is long overdue. Professor Laband's thoroughly annotated volume fills this gap admirably, and will be an invaluable addition to any Zulu War library.' -- Chris Peers Henry Harford was a young officer in the British Army and the adjutant of his own regiment when tensions were rising between the British colonial government in Natal and the independent Zulu kingdom in 1878. In the face of these tensions, Harford volunteered for temporary special service and first served as a Lieutenant in the Natal Native Contingent before going on to resume his commission and adjutancy of his regiment in Natal during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. The Zulu War Journal tells the true story of his experience during this time, providing readers with fascinating eye-witness accounts of the conflict. Harford's journal chronicles key events in the Zulu Wars in captivating, eye-opening detail and pays tribute to all those who fought bravely alongside him. Among the episodes covered are: the disaster at Isandlwana; the heroic battle at Rorke's Drift; the recovery of the Queen's Colour of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment, at Fugitive's Drift; and the hunt for the Zulu king Cetshwayo. This comprehensive new edition of the journal offers readers even more insight into and details about the conflict thanks to a host of contemporary photographs and expert commentary from leading Anglo-Zulu specialist John Laband. A truly fascinating and dramatic testimony, this updated edition of Henry Harford's Anglo-Zulu War Journal is essential reading for anyone interested in military history.
Author: Henry Harford Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526743892 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 123
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Written by Henry Charles Harford C.B., The Zulu War Journal offers unprecedented insight into one of historys most famous conflicts. From the catastrophe at Isandhlwana to the hunt for the Zulu King Cetshwayo, this journal chronicles the events central to the Zulu Wars, and remembers the men who bravely fought in them.Taking the reader on a journey throughout Zululand, Harford tells of the heroic struggles at Rorkes Drift, the recovery of the Queens color of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment at Fugitives Drift and even of becoming well acquainted with a Zulu King. A truly fascinating piece of history, The Zulu War Journal is essential for all lovers of military history and of Africana.
Author: Harold E. Raugh Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810874679 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 685
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The Anglo-Zulu War was one of many colonial campaigns in which the British Army served as the instrument of British imperialism. The conflict, fought against a native adversary the British initially under-estimated, is remarkable for battles that included perhaps the most humiliating defeat in British military history-the Battle of Isandlwana, January 22, 1879-and one of its most heroic feats of martial arms-the defense of Rorke's Drift, January 22-23, 1879. While lasting only six months, it is one of the most examined, studied, and debated conflicts in Victorian military history. Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography is a research guide and tool for identifying obscure publications and source materials in order to encourage continued original and thought-provoking contributions to this popular field of historical study. From the student or neophyte to the study of the Anglo-Zulu War, its battles, and its opponents to the more experienced historian or scholar, this selected bibliography is a must for anyone interested in the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War.
Author: Ian Knight Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 147381331X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 606
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The Anglo-Zulu War was a defining episode in British imperial history, and it is still a subject of intense interest. The Zulu victory at Isandlwana, the heroic British defence of Rorke's Drift and the eventual British triumph are among the most closely researched events of the colonial era. In this historical companion, Ian Knight, one of the foremost authorities on the war and the Zulu kingdom, provides an essential reference guide to a short, bloody campaign that had an enduring impact on the history of Britain and southern Africa. He gives succinct summaries of the issues, events, armies and individuals involved. His work is an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in the history of the period, in the operations of the British army in southern Africa, and in the Zulu kingdom.
Author: James W. Bancroft Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1526722658 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 261
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The Anglo-Zulu War lasted only six months in 1879, but in that relatively short time twenty-three men were awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry under most trying and dangerous circumstances. Zulu warriors gave no mercy and expected none in return, yet half of the awards were given to men who went back into the midst of fierce fighting to rescue stranded comrades, well-aware that they risked suffering a particularly brutal death.Two men received posthumous awards for their efforts to save the Queens color of their regiment after the disastrous engagement against overwhelming numbers of warriors at Isandlwana, and perhaps the most famous of all awards of the Victoria Cross were the eleven gained for the immortal defence of Rorkes Drift, the battle brought back to the public consciousness by the motion picture _Zulu!_The conflict has never left the publics imagination, and continues to stir hot debate among military historians and enthusiasts.With information compiled over four decades by James W. Bancroft, a well-known and respected historian and author of several publications on the subject, this book brings together more information about the men than has ever before been collected together in one publication.
Author: Victor Davis Hanson Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0385720386 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 546
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Examining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times--from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes’s conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive--Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world. Looking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, Hanson argues that it is in fact Western culture and values–the tradition of dissent, the value placed on inventiveness and adaptation, the concept of citizenship–which have consistently produced superior arms and soldiers. Offering riveting battle narratives and a balanced perspective that avoids simple triumphalism, Carnage and Culture demonstrates how armies cannot be separated from the cultures that produce them and explains why an army produced by a free culture will always have the advantage.
Author: Edited by Steven J Corvi Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1844159183 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 249
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The senior British generals of the Victorian era - men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener - were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. And now, when the Victorian period is being looked at more critically than before, the moment is right to reassess them as individuals and as soldiers. This balanced and perceptive study of these eminent military men gives a fascinating insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power.
Author: John Laband
Author: John Laband
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: Henry Harford
Author: Henry Harford
Author: Harold E. Raugh
Author: Ian Knight
Author: P. S. Thompson
Author: James W. Bancroft
Author: Victor Davis Hanson
Author: Edited by Steven J Corvi