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Great Battles: The Battle of Isandlwana (Penguin Specials): The Great Zulu Victory of 1879 (Penguin Shorts/Specials)

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Penguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form. This is Saul David's compelling examination of one of history's greatest battles.

On 22nd January, at Isandlwana in Zululand, South-East Africa, the British Army suffered one of the worst defeats in its history. A camp of 1,700 men, armed with state-of-the-art weapons and two artillery pieces, was surprised and overwhelmed by a huge Zulu army equipped with only spears. It became the seminal battle of the Zulu War, an ill-conceived, incompetently executed and fruitless campaign for the British.

In this Penguin Short, Saul David presents a concise, devastating and utterly gripping account of the most brutal of battles that will transport you to the plains of Africa and the cauldron of war, and all for less than the price of a cup of coffee.

Language: English

Pages: 50

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: December 01, 2011

Great Battles: The Battle of Isandlwana (Penguin Specials): The Great Zulu Victory of 1879 (Penguin Shorts/Specials)

Saul David

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Language: English

Pages: 50

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Release: December 01, 2011

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Great Battles: The Battle of Isandlwana (Penguin Specials): The Great Zulu Victory of 1879 (Penguin Shorts/Specials)

Great Battles: The Battle of Isandlwana (Penguin Specials): The Great Zulu Victory of 1879 (Penguin Shorts/Specials)

Great Battles: The Battle of Isandlwana (Penguin Specials): The Great Zulu Victory of 1879 (Penguin Shorts/Specials)

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