The British army in 1879 was small and professional. Men enlisted for twelve years of service and had to be between eighteen and twenty-five years old, fit and unmarried. On the 4th of July 1879, the Zulu army moved in to attack the British. There, in the very heart of King Cetshwayo's royal military homesteads, the Zulu people were decimated by the concentrated firepower of Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford's men, at the battle of Ulundi.

The firecracker series describes the experiences of four members of the Firecracker Team. Their travels take them to Cape Town, Gauteng and Durban where they find excitement, fun and sometimes danger around every corner. These are fast-paced adventures with plenty fo dialogue, humour and action. Suitable for readers between the ages of 10 and 14.