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Publication date:
01 June 2011Length of book:
684 pagesPublisher
Scarecrow PressISBN-13: 9780810874671
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.
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.
This is the first bibliography of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. After an overview of the war, the bibliographic material is divided into the following sections: overview; rise of the Zulu Nation 1819-1878; Anglo-Zulu War, Phase 1 with, among others, subsections for specific battles; Anglo-Zulu War, Phase 2 with, among others, subsections for the death of the Price Imperial and the capture of Cetshwayo kaMpande; colonial troops; miscellaneous aspects such as naval brigade, medical support, literature, and more; autobiographies, biographies, journals, and letters; regimental and unit histories; soldiers’ letters published in newspapers; selected notices and illustrations from contemporary periodicals; British and Natalian Parliamentary papers; government and official documents; personal and unofficial documents, United Kingdom; personal and unofficial documents, South Africa; and personal and unofficial documents, other repositories. There is an author/editor index included. The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 was a short colonial campaign that was much debated in Victorian military history. This book is intended as a research guide and tool to identify obscure publications and source materials.