LIKE WOLVES ON THE FOLD The Defence of Rorke's Drift

Lt Col Mike Snook

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Frontline Books, Barnsley, 2006

1848326025 / 9781848326026

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LIKE WOLVES ON THE FOLD The Defence of Rorke's Drift. Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook. Frontline Publishers, Barnsley 2006 First Edition ISBN 9781848326026 302pp Illustrated Hardback. This mint unread copy is bound in burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is also in mint condition. Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the annals of military history. In the morning, a modern British army was swept aside by the onset of a seemingly unstoppable host at Isandlwana. Nearby, at a remote border outpost on the Buffalo River, a single company of the 24th Regiment and a few dozen recuperating hospital patients were passing another hot, monotonous day. News of the disaster across the river came like a bolt from the blue. Retreat was not an option. It seemed certain that the Rorke's Drift detachment would share the terrible fate of their comrades. Colonel Snook, a serving officer with the Royal Regiment of Wales (formerly the 24th Regiment of Foot) brings the insights of a military professional to bear in this strikingly original account. It is an extraordinary tale - a victory largely achieved by the sheer bloody-mindedness in adversity of the British infantryman, fighting at the remarkable odds of over thirty to one. The heroics of all eleven VC winners are recounted in detail, and we are offered new insights into how the Zulu attack unfolded and how 150 men achieved their improbable victory. The author describes the remainder of the war, from the recovery of the lost Queen's Colour of the 24th to the climactic charge of the 17th Lancers at Ulundi. We return to Isandlwana to consider culpability, and learn of the often tragic fates of many of the war's participants.…

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Titolo
LIKE WOLVES ON THE FOLD The Defence of Rorke's Drift
Autore
Lt Col Mike Snook
Editore
Frontline Books, Barnsley
Anno di pubblicazione
2006
Condizione
Mint
Sovraccoperta
Mint
Rilegatura
Hardback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1848326025
ISBN 13
9781848326026
Edizione
First Edition
Dimensioni
302pp

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