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Zulu War 1879: Twilight of a Warrior Nation
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Zulu War 1879: Twilight of a Warrior Nation Paperback - 1992

by Ian Castle; Ian Knight


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Ian Knight was born in 1956. He was a freelance writer on military history for ten years before studying Afro-Caribbean History at the University of Kent. He has written widely on Zulu history and travelled extensively in Zululand. Ian was the editor of the Victorian Military Society journal for many years, and has written several books for Osprey. Ian Castle is a founder member of the Napoleonic Association, and is still very involved in their activities both in Britain and mainland Europe. Ian began writing over ten years ago and besides having numerous articles published in military magazines and journals, he has written or co-written eight books, four of which for the Osprey Campaign series.

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When the final shot had been fired at the battle of Ulundi on 4 July 1879, the Zulu army, which had been buoyed up by the great victory at Isandlwana at the start of the war, but then demoralized by the crushing defeat at Khambula, finally accepted that it was beaten, and that the war was over.

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  • Title Zulu War 1879: Twilight of a Warrior Nation
  • Author Ian Castle; Ian Knight
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Osprey Publishing (UK), London
  • Date January 30, 1992
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9781855321656 / 1855321653
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.67 x 7.19 x 0.32 in (24.56 x 18.26 x 0.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Southern Africa
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95170973
  • Dewey Decimal Code 968

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Ian Knight was born in 1956. He was a freelance writer on military history for ten years before studying Afro-Caribbean History at the University of Kent. He has written widely on Zulu history and travelled extensively in Zululand. Ian was the editor of the Victorian Military Society journal for many years, and has written several books for Osprey. Ian Castle is a founder member of the Napoleonic Association, and is still very involved in their activities both in Britain and mainland Europe. Ian began writing over ten years ago and besides having numerous articles published in military magazines and journals, he has written or co-written eight books, four of which for the Osprey Campaign series.
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