Book
Like lions they fought: the Zulu war and the last Black empire in South Africa
Free Press ; Collier Macmillan Publishers • New York • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Edgerton, Robert B..
Abstract
This book describes in great detail the war between the British and the Zulus in 1879 in the region now known as the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Edgerton explores the meaning of warfare for the different men involved in the fighting; how the British and Zulus experienced combat; why they fought so hard; why they sometimes ran; and how they felt about fighting and about one another (p. x). Although a number of clashes between the combatants are described in the text, emphasis is placed on the major battles fought at Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, and Gingindhlovu. Chapters 3 and 9 of this study, pp. 48-70 and 195-215 respectively, do not discuss the Zulu and have not been indexed for subjects.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2004
- Field Date
- 1961
- Coverage Date
- 1879
- Coverage Place
- KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
- Notes
- Robert B. Edgerton
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index
- LCCN
- 87036408
- LCSH
- Zulu (African people)