Rorke's Drift - Rilegato

Greaves, Adrian

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0304359602 ISBN 13: 9780304359608

Casa editrice: Orion, 2002

Riassunto

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 Crosses were awarded for bravery shown on that night, the largest number for any one engagement in history.
But as Adrian Greaves's new research shows there are several things about the myth of Rorke's Drift that don't add up. While it was the scene of undoubted bravery, it was also the scene of some astonishing cases of cowardice, and there is increasing evidence to suggest that the legend of Rorke's Drift was created to divert attention from the appalling British mistakes which caused the earlier defeat at Isandlwana.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

The story of the bravest battle ever fought.

L'autore:

Dr Adrian Greaves lectures on the Zulu Wars both in the UK and abroad, and is the editor of THE JOURNAL OF THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR HISTORICAL SOCIETY. He has written several books on the Zulu Wars, including the volume on ISANDLWANA in Richard Holmes's Fields of Battle series.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0304359602
• ISBN 13: 9780304359608
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 448