On the spot reportage of catastrophe and victory in Victorian Africa
This book has much in common with D. C. F. Moodie's work on the subject published by Leonaur under the title 'Zulu:1879.' Wilmot was also present in South Africa at the time the events were unfolding and his book was completed there before the year was over. Wilmot also seems to have had access to those who experienced at first hand the war's low and high points and he was also made reference to Blue Books and the work, reports and letters of correspondents of all kinds. Whilst this manner of reportage lacks the evaluation of time considered analysis, it nevertheless provides an immediacy that no true history book can possibly match. Wilmot's perspective of the Zulu War gives the reader a predictably colonial view of the causes of the conflict as well as an outline of its principal events. Much valuable information is found in his accounts of Isandhlwana, Ekowe, Ulundi and the hunt and capture of Cetywayo. Available in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket for collectors and an essential addition to any library of the Zulu War.

Fully illustrated throughout with contemporary engravings and photographs, this highly readable account of the Zulu War of 1879 was written by Alexander Wilmot, a British historian living in South Africa at the time of the conflict. Wilmot traces the origins of the Zulus and the inevitable journey to war with the white settlers of the South African colonies. From the notorious disaster at Isandlwana to victory at Rorke's Drift, and the less well-known battles of Kambula and Ulundi, to the final capture of Cetywayo, this comprehensive book includes many exciting eye-witness accounts from soldiers and settlers, covering the entire campaign.

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