The National Army Museum Book of the Zulu War (Pan Grand Strategy)
£1.95
Needs more maps - There is no doubt whatsoever that this man knows what he is talking about. He can also communicate what he knows very clearly and entertainingly. The only thing that stops me giving it 5 stars is the fact that there aren t enough maps and two of the few that there are cover Isandlwana and Rorke s Drift, both well documented battles whose layout is widely available elsewhere.
As usual an excellent book from this author. - Normally I write reasonably long and detailed reviews to assist those thinking of buying books that I have read. However I am going to keep this one short. The reason for this is the author, Ian Knight, who quite frankly is the authority on the Zulu War and as with all his other works this book is of an extremely high standard.If you want a good book on the Zulu War than buy this one. In fact buy any written by Ian Knight since no one can write a book on this subject better than he can.
Enjoyable and Informative from the guru of this subject - I like many others who have developed an interest in this subject did so after watching Michael Caine in the epic film Zulu. If you want to know more about the British Soldiers who fought in this war and their African adversaries then this book is for you. The book begins by giving a background as to how the conflict began and continues with great detail through to the conclusion of the war. The author is without doubt the greatest living authority on this subject but the prose does flow considerably better than most academic writers. When reading this book you will notice that the author draws on letters home from officers serving in South Africa but also remarkably there is a great deal of writing from the Zulu warriors. All of this helps to give you a great feel for conditions and events on both sides of this rather famous colonial war.