Great Zulu Commanders - Rilegato

Knight, Ian

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1854093894 ISBN 13: 9781854093899

Casa editrice: W&N, 1999

Riassunto

Great Zulu Commanders looks beyond this misleading image to explore the careers of a number of the men who actually led the Zulu forces into battle. It covers a range of Zulu military leaders including members of the Royal House, like Shaka himself, whose conquests made the Zulu kingdom a mighty power in southern Africa; King Cetshwayo, who commanded at the Battle of 'Ndondakusuka in 1856 and guided the anti-British strategy in 1879; Cetshwayo's son, Dinuzulu, the last Zulu king to lead his men into battle in person; men of more humble origin, like Chief Bambatha, who led the last resistance to colonial rule in 1906; Prince Dabulamanzi, whose role as the Zulu commander at Rorke's Drift ensured him a lasting reputation among his enemies; Mbilini waMswati, not a Zulu at all but a Swazi, who nevertheless proved the most daring guerrilla fighter to emerge from the war against the British; and Zibhebhu kaMaphitha, arguably the most dynamic Zulu leader in 1879, who turned against the Royal House after the Anglo-Zulu War and defeated the King's armies in a series of brilliant and bitter battles in the 1880s.

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L'autore:

Ian Knight is one of the leading authorities on South African history.

Product Description:

Book by Knight Ian

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1854093894
• ISBN 13: 9781854093899
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224