THE ZULU WAR THROUGH CONTEMPORARY EYES: Military History from Primary Sources

Written in 1894, just fifteen years after the war, this is James Grant's excellent military history of the Zulu War of 1879. From the British disaster at Isandhlwana to face-saving at Rorke's Drift and the final humiliation of the Zulu nation at Ulundi, Grant conveys the triumphant mood of the day. Illus.