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Rorke's Drift
Adrian Greaves
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Description for Rorke's Drift
Paperback. The story of the bravest battle ever fought. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 378.
The story of the bravest battle ever fought. On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling over 1200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at Rorke's Drift. The battle that ensued, one of the British Army's great epics, has since entered into legend. Throughout the night 85 men held off six full-scale Zulu attacks at the cost of only 27 casualties, forcing the Zulu army to withdraw. Eleven Victoria ... Read more
The story of the bravest battle ever fought. On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling over 1200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at Rorke's Drift. The battle that ensued, one of the British Army's great epics, has since entered into legend. Throughout the night 85 men held off six full-scale Zulu attacks at the cost of only 27 casualties, forcing the Zulu army to withdraw. Eleven Victoria ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Cassell Military Paperbacks
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780304366415
SKU
V9780304366415
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99-50
About Adrian Greaves
Having spent many years as a police superintendent, Dr Adrian Greaves now devotes all his time to the study of the Anglo-Zulu Wars. He is the founder/editor of the Journal of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society, and gives regular battlefield tours of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift.
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