Saul David's Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879
is a fascinating look at the most controversial and brutal British
imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. The real story of the
Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and
dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without
the knowledge of the British Government. But it did not go to plan
and there were many political repercussions. Using new material
from archives in Britain and South Africa, Saul David blows the lid
on this most sordid of imperial wars and comes to a number of
startling new conclusions. 'Saul David's brilliant and magisterial
account must now be regarded as the definitive history of the Zulu
War' Frank McLynn, Literary Review 'This meticulously detailed
book...give[s] a fully rounded and judicious account of this dismal
conflict Guardian 'Fascinating, thrilling, convincing... reads like
a novel' Economist Saul David is Professor of War Studies at the
University of Buckingham and the author of several critically
acclaimed history books, including The Indian Mutiny: 1857
(shortlisted for the Westminster Medal for Military Literature),
Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 (a
Waterstone's Military History Book of the Year) and, most recently,
Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire.
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